附言 (fù yán) — postscript, P.S.

Definition

noun
postscriptP.S.

Examples

  • 附言。
    Tā zài xìn de zuì hòu jiā le yí duàn fù yán.
    He added a postscript at the end of the letter.
  • 附言。
    Zhè fēng yóu jiàn de fù yán xiě dé hěn qīng chǔ.
    The postscript of this email is very clear.
  • 附言。
    Bié wàng le zài fù yán lǐ xiě shàng nǐ de lián xì fāng shì.
    Don't forget to write your contact information in the P.S.

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fùappended
言yánwords

附 means appended, and 言 means words, so together they refer to words added after the main text.

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.

Open 附 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The early form of 言 shows an opening and a mark indicating a location; the location is not described as the source of speech.

Open 言 →

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