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撒切尔 (Sā qiē ěr) — (Margaret) Thatcher

Definition

noun
(Margaret) Thatcher

Examples

  • 撒切尔。
    Sā qiē ěr Shì yīng guó lì shǐ shàng dì yī wèi nǚ shǒu xiàng.
    Thatcher was the first female prime minister in British history.
  • 撒切尔。
    Sā qiē ěr De jīng jì zhèng cè duì yīng guó yǐng xiǎng shēn yuǎn.
    Thatcher's economic policies had a profound impact on Britain.
  • ，撒切尔。
    Èr shí shì jì bā shí nián dài, Sā qiē ěr yǔ lǐ gēn guān xì mì qiè.
    In the 1980s, Thatcher was closely associated with Reagan.

Origin

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
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
散
散sàn撒sǎ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

撒 combines 扌 (hand) with 散, which gives the sound; the hand part shows scattering with the hand.

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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
刀刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
七
七qī切qiè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 切, the 刀 (knife) part is joined to 七, which gives the sound.

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

假借jiǎjièLater borrowed for its sound alone — the picture has nothing to do with today’s meaning.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 爾; 尔 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 爾, simplified as 尔, originally drew cloth on a loom with crossing threads. It was borrowed for its sound to write “you,” so the picture is unrelated to that meaning.

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Government & Politics

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