此书 (cǐ shū) — this book | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

pronoun

this book

Measure word · 本

此书。
cǐ shū De nèi róng hěn fēng fù.
The content of this book is very rich.
此书，。
Wǒ dú guò cǐ shū, shòu yì fěi qiǎn.
I have read this book and benefited greatly from it.
此书。
cǐ shū Shì yì běn jīng diǎn zhù zuò.
This book is a classic work.

Characters in this word

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

此 shows 止 (feet) and 人 (person), drawing a person stopping, to mean 'this' or 'here.'

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 書; 书 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

聿聿yùwriting brush

Sound part声符shēngfú

者

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

The traditional form 書 uses 聿, a writing brush, and 者 for its sound; the simplified 书 is a later shorthand.