讲稿 (jiǎng gǎo) — speech draft; lecture notes

Definition

讲稿 is the written text prepared for a speech or lecture. Counted with 份, like a document.

noun

speech draftlecture notes

Measure word · 份

讲稿。
Tā zhèng zài xiū gǎi míng tiān de jiǎng gǎo.
He is revising tomorrow's speech draft.
讲稿。
Jiào shòu bǎ jiǎng gǎo fā gěi le xué shēng men.
The professor distributed the lecture notes to the students.
讲稿。
Xiě jiǎng gǎo de shí hou yào zhù yì yǔ yán jiǎn jié.
When writing a speech draft, pay attention to concise language.

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.

The “讲” part gives lecture and “稿” part gives draft, together meaning a draft for a lecture.

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 講; 讲 is its simplified writing.

言冓講

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

冓

冓gòu講jiǎng

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

The traditional form 講 puts 言, say, beside 冓, which gave it its sound; the simplified 讲 is a later abbreviation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

禾高稿

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

高

Same sound today

稿 is built from 禾, which carries the meaning, and 高, which supplies the pronunciation.

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