文生 (wén shēng) — scholar

Definition

noun
scholar
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 文生
    Zhè wèi wén shēng zài gǔ dài wén xué fāng miàn yǒu hěn shēn de zào yì.
    This scholar has profound attainments in ancient literature.
  • 文生
    Xǔ duō wén shēng dōu zhì lì yú yán jiū rú jiā jīng diǎn.
    Many scholars devote themselves to studying Confucian classics.
  • 文生
    Tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de wén shēng, zhuān gōng lì shǐ.
    He is a famous scholar specializing in history.

Origin

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.

wénliterary/cultural
shēngscholar

'文' gives literary or cultural, and '生' denotes a scholar.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The current form 文 shows a man with head, arms, legs, and chest; the tattoo marks on the chest are no longer drawn.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

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