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漫画家 (màn huà jiā) — cartoonist; caricaturist

Definition

noun
cartoonistcaricaturist
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 漫画家。
    Tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de màn huà jiā.
    He is a famous cartoonist.
  • 漫画家。
    Zhè wèi màn huà jiā de zuò pǐn dēng zài zá zhì shàng.
    This cartoonist's work is published in a magazine.
  • 漫画家。
    Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xiǎng dāng màn huà jiā.
    He has wanted to be a cartoonist since childhood.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

漫画
漫mànfree画huàdrawing
偏正Modifier + head
家jiāexpert

漫画 means cartoons, and 家 points to a skilled person, giving a cartoonist.

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
曼
曼màn漫
Same sound today

漫 uses 氵 (water) and 曼 for the sound; 曼 also means “vast, extended,” showing water spread out or overflowing.

Open 漫 →

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 畫; 画 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
聿聿yùbrush
Sound part声符shēngfú
規
規guī畫huà
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 畫 pairs 聿, a brush, with 規 for its sound. The simplified 画 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the old parts.

Open 画 →

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
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢑓
𢑓𢑓家jiā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

Open 家 →
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