朝鲜人 (Cháo xiǎn rén) — North Korean (person); Korean (person, in broad…

Definition

Usually means a North Korean (person from the DPRK). In historical or ethnic context it can also mean a Korean more broadly, including South Koreans.

noun

North Korean (person)Korean (person, in broader historical or ethnic sense)

Measure word · 个

朝鲜人。
Tā shì yí wèi lái zì běi cháo xiǎn de Cháo xiǎn rén.
He is a North Korean from Pyongyang.
，朝鲜人。
Lì shǐ shàng, xǔ duō Cháo xiǎn rén yí jū dào le hǎi wài.
Historically, many Korean people emigrated overseas.
，朝鲜人，。
Tā suī rán shì zhōng guó rén, dàn tā shì Cháo xiǎn rén, shuō cháo xiǎn yǔ.
Although she is Chinese, she is an ethnic Korean and speaks Korean.

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.

朝鲜Korea

偏正Modifier + head

“朝鲜” names Korea, “人” gives person, together a Korean person.

Characters in this word

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

Originally, 朝 showed the sun rising above the ground while the moon was still in the sky, giving the sense of morning.

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 鮮; 鲜 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

魚魚yúfish

Sound part声符shēngfú

羴

羴shān鮮xiān

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 鮮 pairs 魚 (fish) with 羴, which gives the sound; this note is about 鮮, not 鲜.

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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