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归入 (guī rù) — to classify as; to include in (a category)

Definition

归入 means 'to classify into' or 'place under (a category)' — more formal and taxonomic than everyday words like 分成 (divide into) or 算作 (count as). Often used in the 被 construction for scientific/archival classification.

verb
to classify asto include in (a category)

Examples

  • 归入。
    Zhè ge wén jiàn yīng gāi guī rù jī mì dàng àn.
    This document should be classified as confidential archives.
  • 归入。
    Tā bǎ zhè xiē fèi yòng guī rù le bàn gōng zhī chū.
    He classified these expenses as office expenditures.
  • 归入。
    Zhè zhǒng dòng wù bèi kē xué jiā guī rù bǔ rǔ gāng.
    This animal has been classified by scientists under the class Mammalia.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

归guīassign
入rùinto

To 归 assign something 入 into a category gives the sense of classifying.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 歸; 归 is its simplified writing.

  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤ancient form of {{zh-l|*師|troops}}
  • 帚帚zhǒubroom; sweep

The traditional form 歸 combines 𠂤 (troops) and 帚 (broom; sweep) to show sweeping away an enemy and returning; the simplified 归 is a later abbreviation.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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