款额 (kuǎn é) — amount of money; sum of money

Definition

noun

amount of moneysum of money

款额，。
Zhè bǐ kuǎn é hěn dà, nǐ yào xiǎo xīn shǐ yòng.
This sum of money is very large; you should use it carefully.
款额。
Wǒ men xū yào què rèn kuǎn é de zhǔn què xìng.
We need to confirm the accuracy of the amount.
款额。
Tā men tǎo lùn le xiàng mù de kuǎn é fēn pèi.
They discussed the allocation of funds for the project.

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.

额éamount

款 refers to money and 额 to an amount, together meaning the amount of a sum.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

欠欠qiànlacking, desire

Sound part声符shēngfú

柰

柰nài款kuǎn

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

款 pairs 柰, a sound hint, with 欠, a part about lacking or desire.

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 額; 额 is its simplified writing.

客頁額

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yèhead

Sound part声符shēngfú

客

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 額 combines 頁 (head), which points to the meaning, with 客, which gives the sound. The simplified 额 is a later abbreviation.