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观察家 (guān chá jiā) — observer (often used as a pseudonym by political commentators)

Definition

noun
observer (often used as a pseudonym by political commentators)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 观察家。
    Nà wèi zhù míng de guān chá jiā zài bào zhǐ shàng fā biǎo le zuì xīn de píng lùn.
    That famous observer published the latest commentary in the newspaper.
  • 观察家。
    Hěn duō guān chá jiā rèn wéi zhè cì xuǎn jǔ jié guǒ chū hū yì liào.
    Many observers think the election result is unexpected.
  • 观察家，。
    Zuò wéi yì míng guó jì zhèng zhì guān chá jiā, tā jīng cháng jiē shòu méi tǐ cǎi fǎng.
    As an international political observer, he often accepts media interviews.

Origin

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.

观察observe
观guānwatch察cháexamine
联合Coordinate
家jiāperson

A 观察家 is someone who 观察, and 家 shows the person involved.

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 觀; 观 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
見見jiànsee
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn觀guān
Same sound today

The traditional form 觀 uses 見 (see) for meaning and 雚 for sound.

Open 观 →

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
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
祭
祭jì察chá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape 察 combines 宀, a roof, with 祭 as the sound part.

Open 察 →

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
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢑓
𢑓𢑓家jiā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

Open 家 →
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