满意度 (mǎn yì dù) — degree of satisfaction

Definition

noun

degree of satisfaction

满意度。
Zhè xiàng diào chá de mǎn yì dù hěn gāo.
The degree of satisfaction for this survey is very high.
满意度。
Gōng sī yì zhí nǔ lì tí gāo gù kè mǎn yì dù.
The company has been working hard to increase customer satisfaction.
满意度。
Yuán gōng duì gōng zuò huán jìng de mǎn yì dù míng xiǎn tí shēng le.
Employee satisfaction with the work environment has clearly improved.

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.

满意satisfaction

动宾Verb + object

满意 means satisfaction and 度 means degree, so the whole is degree of satisfaction.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 滿; 满 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

㒼

㒼㒼滿mǎn

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

The traditional form 滿 pairs 水, showing water, with 㒼, giving the sound. The simplified 满 is a later shorthand, not the original shape.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

石

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

度 has 又 (hand) and a changed form of 石; 石 gives a related sound, and the hand is tied to using the hand as a reference for measurement.