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研究会 (yán jiū huì) — research association, study group

Definition

noun
research associationstudy group
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 研究会。
    Tā jiā rù le yí gè lì shǐ yán jiū huì.
    He joined a historical research association.
  • 研究会。
    Zhè ge yán jiū huì měi nián dōu jǔ bàn xué shù huì yì.
    This research association holds academic conferences every year.
  • 研究会。
    Tā zài zhè ge yán jiū huì lǐ fù zé biān jí gōng zuò.
    She is responsible for editorial work in this research association.

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.

研究research
研yánstudy究jiūinvestigate
联合Coordinate
会huìassociation

研究 names careful investigation, and 会 names a meeting or association, so a research group.

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
石石shí
Sound part声符shēngfú
幵
幵jiān研yán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 研, the left part 石 is a stone-related component, and the right part 幵 gives the sound.

Open 研 →

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
穴穴xuécave
Sound part声符shēngfú
九
九jiǔ究jiū
Same sound today

究 pairs 穴, a cave, with 九, which gives the sound.

Open 究 →

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 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

Open 会 →
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