记录员 (jì lù yuán) — recorder; note-taker; clerk who takes minutes (e.g., in a meeting or court)

Definition

noun
recordernote-takerclerk who takes minutes (e.g., in a meeting or court)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 记录员。
    Zhè wèi jì lù yuán zài huì yì shàng jì lù měi gè rén de fā yán.
    This recorder wrote down everyone's speech at the meeting.
  • ，记录员。
    Fǎ tíng shàng, jì lù yuán xū yào kuài sù zhǔn què dì bǎ suǒ yǒu duì huà jì xià lái.
    In court, the stenographer needs to quickly and accurately write down all dialogue.
  • 记录员。
    Gōng sī qǐng le yí wèi jì lù yuán lái zuò huì yì jì yào.
    The company hired a recorder to take minutes of the meeting.

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.

记录record
记jìrecord录lùrecord
联合Side by side
员yuánperson

记录 gives recording and 员 gives the person, so the whole is a recorder.

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 記; 记 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánspeech; words
Sound part声符shēngfú
己
己jǐ記jì
Same sound today

The traditional form 記 pairs 言 (speech; words) with 己 as a sound part; the simplified 记 is a later shorthand, so its right side is not the historical component.

Open 记 →

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 錄; 录 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
彔
彔lù錄lù
Same sound today

The traditional form 錄 combines 金 (metal) with 彔, which gives the sound; the simplified 录 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 录 →

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
鼎鼎dǐngding
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.

Open 员 →

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