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家长会 (jiā zhǎng huì) — parent-teacher meeting; parent-teacher conference

Definition

noun
parent-teacher meetingparent-teacher conference
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 家长会。
    Míng tiān wǎn shàng qī diǎn kāi jiā zhǎng huì.
    There's a parent-teacher meeting tomorrow at 7 PM.
  • 家长会。
    Jīn tiān de jiā zhǎng huì tǎo lùn le hái zi de xué xí qíng kuàng.
    Today's parent-teacher meeting discussed the child's academic situation.
  • 家长会。
    Nín yí dìng yào lái cān jiā zhè cì jiā zhǎng huì.
    You must come to this parent-teacher meeting.

Origin

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.

家长family head
家jiāfamily长chánghead
偏正Modifier + head
会huìmeeting

家长 (family heads) names the kind of 会 (meeting).

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
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.

Open 家 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 長; 长 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 長 pictures an old man with long hair. The simplified 长 is a later shorthand, so its strokes do not show that original picture.

Open 长 →

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 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

Open 会 →
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