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附件 (fù jiàn) — (email) attachment; appendix (to a report or document); enclosure (in a letter or package)

Definition

noun
(email) attachmentappendix (to a report or document)enclosure (in a letter or package)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 附件。
    Qǐng bǎ fù jiàn fā gěi wǒ.
    Please send me the attachment.
  • 附件。
    Zhè běn shū de fù jiàn yǒu cān kǎo wén xiàn.
    The appendix of this book has references.
  • 附件。
    Tā zài xìn fēng lǐ fàng le yí gè fù jiàn.
    He put an enclosure in the envelope.

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.

附fùattach
件jiànitem

附 means 'attach' and 件 means 'item', so the word denotes an attached item or appendix.

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
阝Written in full as阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
付
付fù附fù
Same sound today

附 pairs 阝, written in full as 阜, with 付 as the sound part.

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

件 is made of 人, 'man', and 牛, 'cow'.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 6Computers & Internet

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