智者 (zhì zhě) — sage; wise person | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sagewise person

Measure word · 位

智者，。
zhì zhě Qiān lǜ, bì yǒu yì shī.
Even the wise are not infallible.
智者。
Tā shì yí wèi zhēn zhèng de zhì zhě.
He is a true sage.
，智者。
Zài gǔ dài, zhì zhě cháng cháng dān rèn jūn zhǔ de gù wèn.
In ancient times, wise people often served as advisors to monarchs.

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.

智 (wisdom) and 者 (person) combine to mean a person full of wisdom.

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

The early form 智 used 大 (adult), 口 (mouth), and 子 (child): an adult speaking to pass knowledge to a child.

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

The form 者 originally drew a sugarcane with full stems, small points around it, and an open smiling mouth at the bottom.

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