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锯子 (jù zi) — saw

Definition

noun
saw
Measure word · 把

Examples

  • 锯子。
    Tā mǎi le yì bǎ xīn jù zi.
    He bought a new saw.
  • 锯子。
    Zhè bǎ jù zi hěn fēng lì.
    This saw is very sharp.
  • 锯子。
    Qǐng bǎ jù zi fàng zài gōng jù xiāng lǐ.
    Please put the saw in the toolbox.

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.

锯jùsaw
子zǐsuffix

锯 names the tool, and 子 is the common ending that makes the everyday word for 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 鋸; 锯 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
居
居jū鋸jù
Same sound today

The traditional form 鋸 pairs 金 (metal) with 居 as a sound component. The simplified 锯 is an abbreviated form of 鋸.

Open 锯 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Open 子 →
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