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新闻界 (xīn wén jiè) — the press; news media; journalistic community

Definition

noun
the pressnews mediajournalistic community

Examples

  • 新闻界。
    xīn wén jiè Zài mín zhǔ shè huì zhōng bàn yǎn zhòng yào jué sè.
    The press plays an important role in democratic societies.
  • 新闻界。
    Jì zhě lái zì quán guó gè dì de xīn wén jiè.
    The reporters came from the press across the country.
  • 新闻界。
    Zhè cì shì jiàn yǐn qǐ le zhěng gè xīn wén jiè de guān zhù.
    This incident drew the attention of the entire press.

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.

新闻news
新xīnnew闻wénnews
偏正Modifier + head
界jiècircle

新闻 means news, from 新 new and 闻 news, and 界 means circle; together they denote the news community.

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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
斤斤jīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
辛
辛xīn新xīn
Same sound today

The shape originally paired 斤, for chopping wood, with 辛 for sound. It was borrowed for its sound to write 新, so the chopping-wood parts are unrelated to 'new'.

Open 新 →

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 聞; 闻 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
耳耳ěrear
Sound part声符shēngfú
門
門mén聞wén
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 聞, 門 supplies the sound and 耳 is an ear; this explanation is about 聞, not the simplified 闻.

Open 闻 →

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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