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审计员 (shěn jì yuán) — auditor

Definition

noun
auditor
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 审计员。
    Gōng sī měi nián dōu huì qǐng wài bù shěn jì yuán lái jiǎn chá zhàng mù.
    The company hires external auditors every year to check the accounts.
  • 审计员。
    Zhè wèi shěn jì yuán zài shěn jì guò chéng zhōng fā xiàn le jǐ gè wèn tí.
    This auditor found several issues during the audit process.
  • 审计员。
    shěn jì yuán De gōng zuò xū yào fēi cháng xì xīn hé nài xīn.
    An auditor's job requires great attention to detail and patience.

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.

审计audit
审shěnexamine计jìaccounts
动宾Verb + object
员yuánperson

审 (examine) and 计 (accounts) give the activity, and 员 identifies a person who does it.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 審; 审 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 釆釆biànto distinguish
  • 田田tián

The simplified 审 abbreviates the traditional 審, which is built from 宀 (roof) and 釆 (to distinguish); the lower 田 is uncertain.

Open 审 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 計; 计 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 計 pairs 言 (say) with 十 (all). The simplified 计 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical shape.

Open 计 →

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 員; 员 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
鼎鼎dǐngding
Sound part声符shēngfú
〇
〇líng員yuán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 員, 〇 supplies the sound and 鼎 supplies the meaning; the simplified 员 is a shortened form.

Open 员 →
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