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注解 (zhù jiě) — to annotate, to add explanatory notes

Definition

注解 (zhùjiě) means to add explanatory notes to a text, typically scholarly or written material. The 注- prefix echoes the same ‘pour/record’ sense in 注释, which is the more common term in classical-text study.

verb
to annotateto add explanatory notes

Examples

  • 注解。
    Lǎo shī yāo qiú wǒ men zhù jiě zhè piān wén zhāng de nán diǎn.
    The teacher asked us to annotate the difficult points in this article.
  • 注解。
    Tā zài gǔ jí shàng zhù jiě le xǔ duō xīn dé.
    He annotated many insights on the ancient text.
  • 注解。
    Qǐng yòng zhōng wén zhù jiě zhè zhāng dì tú shàng de dì míng.
    Please annotate the place names on this map in Chinese.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

注zhùannotate
解jiěexplain

注 and 解 both mean to explain or annotate, together forming annotation.

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
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
主
主zhǔ注zhù
Same sound today

注 combines 水, meaning water, with 主, which gives the sound.

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

解 shows 刀 (knife) separating 角 (horn) from 牛 (cow), giving the picture of cutting up an ox.

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