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银行家 (yín háng jiā) — banker

Definition

noun
banker
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 银行家。
    Tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de yín háng jiā.
    He is a famous banker.
  • 银行家。
    Zhè wèi yín háng jiā fēn xī le shì chǎng biàn huà.
    This banker analyzed market changes.
  • 银行家。
    Hěn duō yín háng jiā tóu zī yú xīn gōng sī.
    Many bankers invest in new companies.

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.

银行bank
银yínmoney行xíngbusiness firm
偏正Modifier + head
家jiāperson

银行 is the bank, and 家 points to a person who works with it.

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 銀; 银 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
艮
艮gèn銀yín
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 銀 has 金, meaning metal, and 艮, used for the sound; the simplified 银 is a shorthand.

Open 银 →

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

  • 彳彳chì
  • 亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

Open 行 →

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
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢑓
𢑓𢑓家jiā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

Open 家 →
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