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茶会 (chá huì) — tea party

Definition

noun
tea party
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 茶会。
    Wǒ men cān jiā le yí gè chá huì.
    We attended a tea party.
  • 茶会。
    chá huì Shàng yǒu xǔ duō jīng měi de diǎn xin.
    There were many exquisite snacks at the tea party.
  • 茶会。
    Zhè ge chá huì shì wèi le qìng zhù jié rì.
    This tea party is to celebrate the holiday.

Origin

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.

茶chátea
会huìgathering

茶 means tea, and 会 means gathering, so it is a gathering for tea.

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
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
余
余yú茶chá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 茶, the 艹 part marks a plant, and the 余 part gives the sound.

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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 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

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