石匠 (shí jiàng) — stonemason

Definition

noun
stonemason
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 石匠。
    Zhè ge shí jiàng shǒu yì hěn hǎo.
    This stonemason's craft is very good.
  • 石匠。
    Lǎo shí jiàng yòng le shí nián kè zhè kuài shí tou.
    The old stonemason spent ten years carving this stone.
  • 石匠。
    shí jiàng De gōng jù hěn zhòng.
    The stonemason's tools are very heavy.

Origin

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.

石shístone
匠jiàngcraftsman

石 (stone) and 匠 (craftsman) combine to name a worker who shapes stone.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 石 shows a stone under a cliff-like overhang, or a cave set into a cliff side.

Open 石 →

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

Traditionally, 匠 combines 匚, a box, with 斤, an axe.

Open 匠 →

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