精算师 (jīng suàn shī) — actuary | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

actuary

Measure word · 位

精算师。
Zhè wèi jīng suàn shī zài bǎo xiǎn gōng sī gōng zuò le hěn duō nián.
This actuary has worked at the insurance company for many years.
精算师。
jīng suàn shī Fù zé jì suàn fēng xiǎn bìng zhì dìng bǎo fèi.
Actuaries are responsible for calculating risks and setting premiums.
精算师，。
Tā shì yì míng yōu xiù de jīng suàn shī, fēn xī shù jù fēi cháng zhǔn què.
She is an excellent actuary and analyzes data very accurately.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

精算precise calculation

偏正Modifier + head

师shīspecialist

精算 (precise calculation) and 师 (specialist) combine to name an actuary.

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.

米青精

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

青

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

精 pairs 米 (rice) with 青, which gives the sound; the character originally meant polished rice.

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

竹目廾算

The current form 算 has 竹 on top, 目 in the middle, and 廾 below; the 目 part may have originally drawn counting rods, often made of bamboo.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

𠂤帀師

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.