救济金 (jiù jì jīn) — relief funds, financial aid

Definition

noun

relief fundsfinancial aid

救济金。
Zhèng fǔ fā fàng le jiù jì jīn bāng zhù zāi mín.
The government distributed relief funds to help disaster victims.
救济金。
Zhè xiē jiù jì jīn yòng yú chóng jiàn xué xiào.
These relief funds are used to rebuild schools.
，救济金。
Hěn duō qǐ yè juān kuǎn, chéng wéi jiù jì jīn de yí bù fen.
Many companies donated, becoming part of the relief funds.

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.

救济relief

联合Coordinate

Funds for 救 saving and 济 aiding.

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

攴攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

求

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 救, 求 gives the sound, and 攴 is the action part.

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 濟; 济 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

齊

齊qí濟jì

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 濟 pairs 水 (water) with 齊, which gives the sound; the simplified 济 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

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