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稿件 (gǎo jiàn) — manuscript; article (submitted for publication)

Definition

稿件 refers to a finished manuscript or article submitted to a publisher or magazine. 稿子 is the earlier draft; 文章 is the article as a written work, not necessarily submitted.

noun
manuscriptarticle (submitted for publication)
Measure word · 篇

Examples

  • 稿件。
    Tā huā le yí gè yuè xiě wán zhè piān gǎo jiàn.
    He spent a month finishing this manuscript.
  • 稿件。
    Biān jí duì gǎo jiàn tí chū le xiū gǎi yì jiàn.
    The editor gave revision suggestions on the manuscript.
  • 稿件。
    Zhè běn zá zhì shōu dào le hěn duō gǎo jiàn.
    This magazine received many submissions.

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.

稿gǎomanuscript
件jiànitem

稿 gives 'manuscript' and 件 gives 'item', so the word means a manuscript item.

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
禾禾hé
Sound part声符shēngfú
高
高gāo稿
Same sound today

稿 is built from 禾, which carries the meaning, and 高, which supplies the pronunciation.

Open 稿 →

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

件 is made of 人, 'man', and 牛, 'cow'.

Open 件 →
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