端详 (duān xiáng) — details, detailed information, particular circumstances

Definition

端详 (duānxiáng) as a noun means 'details / particulars' — close to 详情 but more literary. As a verb (duān xiáng, HSK 7), it means to look someone or something over carefully.

noun
detailsdetailed informationparticular circumstances

Examples

  • 端详。
    Shì qing de duān xiáng wǒ bú tài qīng chǔ.
    I'm not very clear on the details of the matter.
  • 端详。
    Tā bǎ zhěng gè jì huà de duān xiáng dōu shuō le yí biàn.
    He explained all the details of the entire plan.
  • ，端详。
    Guān yú zhè jiàn shì, wǒ hái méi tīng duān xiáng.
    I haven't heard the full details about this matter yet.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

端duānitem
详xiángdetailed information

'端' points to an item or circumstance and '详' points to detailed information, meaning particulars.

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
立立lì
Sound part声符shēngfú
耑
耑zhuān端duān
Same sound today

端 is made by putting 立 beside 耑. The 立 part is connected to the meaning, and 耑 gives the sound.

Open 端 →

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 詳; 详 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánspeech
Sound part声符shēngfú
羊
羊yáng詳xiáng
Same sound today

In the traditional form 詳, 言 points to speech, and 羊 supplies the sound.

Open 详 →

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