基金委 (jī jīn wēi) — abbreviation for (scientific) funding committee…

Definition

Short for 国家自然科学基金委员会 (NSFC), China's main government body that funds scientific research. Used in academic and research contexts.

noun

abbreviation for (scientific) funding committee, most commonly the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

基金委320。
Jīn nián jī jīn wēi de shēn qǐng jié zhǐ rì qī shì 3 yuè 20 rì.
The application deadline for the funding committee this year is March 20th.
基金委。
Zhè xiàng yán jiū dé dào le jī jīn wēi de zī zhù.
This research was supported by the funding committee.
基金委。
Jiào shòu zhèng zài zhǔn bèi xiàng jī jīn wēi tí jiāo xiàng mù fāng àn.
The professor is preparing to submit a project proposal to the funding committee.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

基金fund

偏正Modifier + head

委wěicommittee

基金 names a fund and 委 names a committee, together forming a funding committee.

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.

其土基

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

其

Same sound today

The lower 土 means earth, and the upper 其 gives the sound; together they form the idea of a foundation of earth.

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

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

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

禾女委

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

禾

禾hé委wěi

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

委 has 女 under 禾. 女, a woman, is the meaning part, and 禾 gives the sound.