监察员 (jiān chá yuán) — supervisor; inspector; controller

Definition

noun
supervisorinspectorcontroller
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 监察员。
    Zhè wèi jiān chá yuán měi tiān dōu yào jiǎn chá shēng chǎn liú chéng.
    This inspector checks the production process every day.
  • 监察员。
    Gōng sī rèn mìng le yí wèi xīn de jiān chá yuán lái jiān dū cái wù.
    The company appointed a new supervisor to oversee finances.
  • 监察员。
    jiān chá yuán De gōng zuò duì bǎo zhàng zhì liàng zhì guān zhòng yào.
    The work of an inspector is crucial for ensuring quality.

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.

监察supervision
监jiānsupervise察cháexamine
联合Side by side
员yuánperson

监察员 is a 员, person, engaged in 监察, supervision.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 監; 监 is its simplified writing.

  • 臥臥wòa person with an emphasized eye
  • 皿皿mǐncontainer

The traditional form 監 shows 臥, a person with an emphasized eye, looking into 皿, a container; the simplified 监 is a later shorthand.

Open 监 →

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

The shape 察 combines 宀, a roof, with 祭 as the sound part.

Open 察 →

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 員; 员 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
鼎鼎dǐngding
Sound part声符shēngfú
〇
〇líng員yuán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 員, 〇 supplies the sound and 鼎 supplies the meaning; the simplified 员 is a shortened form.

Open 员 →

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