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数学家 (shù xué jiā) — mathematician

Definition

noun
mathematician
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 数学家。
    Zhè wèi zhù míng de shù xué jiā jiě jué le jǐ gè shì jì yǐ lái de shù xué nán tí.
    This famous mathematician solved centuries-old math problems.
  • 数学家。
    Hěn duō shù xué jiā dōu duì zhì shù tè bié gǎn xìng qù.
    Many mathematicians are especially interested in prime numbers.
  • 数学家。
    Zhè wèi nián qīng shù xué jiā de lùn wén zài xué shù jiè yǐn qǐ le hōng dòng.
    This young mathematician's paper caused a sensation in academia.

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.

数学mathematics
数shùnumber学xuéstudy
偏正Modifier + head
家jiāexpert

数学 (mathematics) and 家 (expert) together mean mathematician.

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 數; 数 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
婁
婁lóu數shù(r)
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 數 pairs 攴, the meaning part, with 婁, the sound part; the simplified 数 is a shorthand.

Open 数 →

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 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

Open 学 →

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
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢑓
𢑓𢑓家jiā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

Open 家 →
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