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归纳 (guī nà) — to inductively summarize; to infer a general principle from specific facts; to use inductive reasoning; to deduce a rule from observations

Definition

归纳 (guīnà) means 'to induce' — drawing a general rule from specific facts, not just summarizing. Unlike 总结 or 综合, it stresses the logical move from examples to a principle.

verb
to inductively summarizeto infer a general principle from specific factsto use inductive reasoningto deduce a rule from observations

Examples

  • 归纳。
    Kē xué jiā cóng duō cì shí yàn zhōng guī nà chū le zhè ge dìng lǜ.
    Scientists deduced this law from many experiments.
  • ，归纳。
    Qǐng dà jiā xiān liè jǔ lì zi, zài guī nà jié lùn.
    Please list examples first, then draw a conclusion by induction.
  • 归纳，。
    Tōng guò guī nà, tā fā xiàn le yí gè zhòng yào guī lǜ.
    Through induction, he discovered an important pattern.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

归guīgather
纳nàtake in

归 suggests gathering and 纳 suggests taking in, giving the sense of drawing facts into a summary.

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 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.

Open 归 →

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 納; 纳 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk, thin thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
内
内nèi納nà
Same sound today

The traditional form 納 has 糸 (silk, thin thread) and 内, which gives the sound; the simplified 纳 is a shorthand.

Open 纳 →
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