戏剧界 (xì jù jiè) — theatrical circles, the theater world

Definition

noun
theatrical circlesthe theater world

Examples

  • 戏剧界。
    Tā zài xì jù jiè hěn yǒu míng.
    She is very famous in theatrical circles.
  • 戏剧界。
    xì jù jiè De jìng zhēng fēi cháng jī liè.
    Competition in the theater world is very intense.
  • 戏剧界。
    Tā cóng xiǎo jiù duì xì jù jiè gǎn xìng qù.
    He has been interested in theatrical circles since childhood.

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.

戏剧drama
戏xìdrama剧jùdrama
联合Side by side
界jiècircle

戏 and 剧 both refer to stage drama, while 界 denotes the field or circle of those involved, so the whole means theatrical circles.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 戲; 戏 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
戈戈gēhalberd
Sound part声符shēngfú
䖒
䖒䖒戲xì
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 戲, the shape combines 戈 (halberd) with 䖒, which gives the sound; the word originally meant an army's wing or flank. The simplified 戏 is a later shorthand, not the form described here.

Open 戏 →

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 劇; 剧 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刀刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
豦
豦jù劇jù
Same sound today

The traditional form 劇 pairs 豦, which gives the sound, with 刀, a knife; the simplified 剧 is a later shorthand.

Open 剧 →

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
田田tiánfield
Sound part声符shēngfú
介
介jiè界jiè
Same sound today

界 is built from 田 (field) and 介. 田 carries the meaning, while 介 gives the sound.

Open 界 →

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