适 (kuò) — appropriate; suitable
Definition
As a bound form, 适 (kuò) almost always appears in 适合 ("suitable for"). It is a bound, classical-style component; 适合 is the everyday way to say something fits or matches.
bound form
appropriatesuitable
Examples
- 。Zhè ge jì huà hěn kuò hé dāng qián de qíng kuàng.This plan is very suitable for the current situation.
- 。Tā hěn kuò hé zhè ge zhí wèi.He is very suitable for this position.
- 。Zhè zhǒng yán sè hěn kuò hé tā de fū sè.This color is very suitable for her skin tone.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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 適; 适 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
啻
啻chì適shì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
The traditional form 適 pairs 辶 (walking) with a sound part; its inner part was originally 啻 and was stylized into 啇. The simplified 适 is a later variant.
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