园艺家 (yuán yì jiā) — horticulturist

Definition

noun
horticulturist
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 园艺家。
    Zhè wèi yuán yì jiā péi yù chū le xǔ duō xīn pǐn zhǒng de méi gui.
    This horticulturist has cultivated many new varieties of roses.
  • 园艺家，。
    Tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de yuán yì jiā, zhuān mén yán jiū rè dài zhí wù.
    He is a famous horticulturist who specializes in tropical plants.
  • 园艺家。
    Zhè wèi yuán yì jiā shè jì de yuán lín huò dé le guó jì dà jiǎng.
    The garden designed by this horticulturist won an international award.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

园艺garden cultivation
园yuángarden艺yìcultivation
偏正Modifier + head
家jiāspecialist

园艺 names garden cultivation, and 家 marks a specialist, so the word means an expert in horticulture.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéi
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán园yuán
Same sound today

In 园, 元 sits inside 囗, and 元 gives the sound.

Open 园 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
乙
乙yǐ艺yì
Same sound today

In 艺, the top 艹 points to plants, and the lower 乙 gives the sound.

Open 艺 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢑓
𢑓𢑓家jiā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

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