组曲 (zǔ qǔ) — suite (musical composition)

Definition

noun

suite (musical composition)

Measure word · 部

组曲。
Zhè shǒu zǔ qǔ yóu sān gè yuè zhāng zǔ chéng.
This suite consists of three movements.
组曲。
Tā zhèng zài chuàng zuò yí bù xīn de guǎn xián yuè zǔ qǔ.
He is composing a new orchestral suite.
组曲。
Zuó wǎn de yīn yuè huì yǐ yì shǒu bā luò kè zǔ qǔ kāi chǎng.
Last night's concert opened with a Baroque suite.

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.

组 gives group and 曲 gives musical piece, so 组曲 is a grouped musical work.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 組; 组 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

且

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

The traditional form 組 pairs 糸 (silk) with 且 as a sound part; the simplified 组 is a shorthand.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

曲 is drawn as a bent object, matching the meaning 'bend'.