竞 (jìng) — to compete; contest (bound morpheme, used in compounds)
Definition
竞 (jìng) is a bound morpheme meaning 'to compete / contest' — it never stands alone and only appears inside compounds like 竞争, 竞赛, and 竞选.
bound form
to competecontest (bound morpheme, used in compounds)
Examples
- 。Tā men jìng zhēng fēi cháng jī liè.Their competition is very fierce.
- 。Zhè cì jìng sài yǒu èr shí zhī duì wu cān jiā.This contest has twenty teams participating.
- 。Tā cān jiā le zǒng tǒng jìng xuǎn.He participated in the presidential election campaign.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 競; 竞 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 競 shows 誩 (argument) above two 儿 (men), as two individuals debating vigorously; the simplified 竞 is a later abbreviation.
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