船员 (chuán yuán) — sailor, crew member; crew (as a group)

Definition

noun

sailorcrew membercrew (as a group)

Measure word · 名

船员。
Tā shì zhè tiáo chuán shàng de chuán yuán.
He is a crew member on this ship.
船员。
Suǒ yǒu chuán yuán dōu yào cān jiā ān quán yǎn xí.
All crew members must participate in the safety drill.
船员。
chuán yuán Men zài jiǎ bǎn shàng gōng zuò hěn xīn kǔ.
The crew work hard on the deck.

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.

船 means boat, and 员 indicates a person associated with it.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

㕣

㕣㕣船

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

船 pairs 舟 (boat) with 㕣 for its sound.

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 員; 员 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

〇

〇líng員yuán

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 員, 〇 supplies the sound and 鼎 supplies the meaning; the simplified 员 is a shortened form.

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