奋 (fèn) — (bound form) to strive, to exert oneself; (bound form) to raise, to lift
Definition
奋 (fèn) is a bound morpheme that only appears inside compound words (e.g. 奋斗, 勤奋, 兴奋). It means 'to exert oneself, strive' or 'to be roused/excited', never used as a word on its own.
bound form
to striveto exert oneselfto raiseto lift
Examples
- 。Tā wèi le mèng xiǎng bú duàn fèn dòu.He keeps striving for his dream.
- 。Tā shì yí gè qín fèn de xué shēng.He is a diligent student.
- ，。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā hěn xīng fèn.Upon hearing the news, he was very excited.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 奮; 奋 is its simplified writing.
- 奞奞xùnbird
- 田田tiánfield
The traditional form 奮 pairs 奞, a bird, with 田, a field, to show a bird spreading its wings to fly; the simplified 奋 is a later abbreviation.
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