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周详 (zhōu xiáng) — thorough and meticulous (of plans, descriptions, etc.)

Definition

adjective
thorough and meticulous (of plans, descriptions, etc.)

Examples

  • 周详，。
    Tā de jì huà fēi cháng zhōu xiáng, kǎo lǜ dào le suǒ yǒu xì jié.
    His plan was very thorough, taking all the details into account.
  • 周详，。
    Zhè fèn bào gào nèi róng zhōu xiáng, zhí dé zǐ xì yuè dú.
    This report is thoroughly detailed and worth reading carefully.
  • 周详，。
    Tā zuò shì yí xiàng zhōu xiáng, cóng bù mǎ hu.
    He always does things meticulously, never carelessly.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

周zhōuthorough
详xiángdetailed

周 gives thoroughness and 详 gives detail, so together they mean careful and complete.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The oldest form of 周 drew a jade artifact with carved patterns. It was later borrowed for a place name, so an extra mark was added to distinguish it.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 詳; 详 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánspeech
Sound part声符shēngfú
羊
羊yáng詳xiáng
Same sound today

In the traditional form 詳, 言 points to speech, and 羊 supplies the sound.

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