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钢琴师 (gāng qín shī) — pianist

Definition

noun
pianist
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 钢琴师。
    Zhè wèi gāng qín shī de yǎn zòu fēi cháng gǎn rén.
    This pianist's performance is very moving.
  • 钢琴师。
    Tā cóng xiǎo mèng xiǎng chéng wéi yì míng gāng qín shī.
    She has dreamed of becoming a pianist since childhood.
  • 钢琴师。
    Nà wèi zhù míng de gāng qín shī měi nián dōu zài shì jiè gè dì xún yǎn.
    That famous pianist tours around the world every year.

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.

钢琴piano
钢gāngsteel琴qínstringed instrument
偏正Modifier + head
师shīprofessional

钢琴, the piano, and 师, a person skilled in it, form a pianist.

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 鋼; 钢 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
岡
岡gāng鋼gàng
Same sound today

The traditional form 鋼 shows 金, meaning metal, next to 岡, which carries the sound gāng; the simplified 钢 is a later shorthand.

Open 钢 →

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
珡珡qín
Sound part声符shēngfú
今
今jīn琴qín
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

琴 pairs 珡, the part tied to its sense as a stringed instrument, with 今, which gives the sound.

Open 琴 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤
  • 帀帀zā

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.

Open 师 →
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