狙击手 (jū jī shǒu) — sniper | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sniper

Measure word · 名

Examples

狙击手。
Yì míng jū jī shǒu cáng zài lóu dǐng shàng le.
A sniper is hiding on the rooftop.
狙击手。
Jǐng chá pài chū le jū jī shǒu lái duì fu tā.
The police sent out a sniper to deal with him.
狙击手。
Diàn yǐng lǐ de jū jī shǒu fēi cháng lì hài.
The sniper in the movie is very skilled.

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.

狙击snipe

狙jūambush击jīstrike

联合Coordinate

狙击 means to snipe, and 手 denotes a person, giving the sniper.

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.

犭且狙

Meaning part形符xíngfú

犭Written in full as犬quǎn

Sound part声符shēngfú

且

Same sound today

狙 pairs 犭 (full form 犬) for the meaning with 且 for the sound.

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 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

毄

毄jī擊jī

Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

手 draws a five-fingered human hand: the top line is a bent middle finger, and the horizontal lines show the other four fingers.

Appears in

Military & Defense

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