重塑 (chóng sù) — to remould, to reshape, to reinvent | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

重塑 means to reshape or remold something — a brand, an attitude, even physical clay — giving it a new form or direction. It is more thorough and transformative than 改变, which only means 'to change'.

verb

to remouldto reshapeto reinvent

Examples

重塑。
Gōng sī zhèng zài chóng sù zì jǐ de pǐn pái xíng xiàng.
The company is reshaping its own brand image.
重塑。
Zhè cì shī bài ràng tā chóng sù le duì rén shēng de tài dù.
This failure made him reshape his attitude toward life.
重塑。
Táo yì shī yòng shuāng shǒu chóng sù le nà kuài ní tǔ.
The potter reshaped that lump of clay with his hands.

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.

重 (again) and 塑 (shape) give the sense of shaping anew.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

東

東dōng重zhòng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

重 developed from a picture of a man carrying a bag, with 人 for the man and 東 for the bag; a later ground element was folded into the form.

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

朔土塑

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

朔

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

塑 pairs 土 (earth) with 朔, which gives the sound.

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