雕刻家 (diāo kè jiā) — sculptor; carver (of wood, stone, etc.)

Definition

noun
sculptorcarver (of wood, stone, etc.)

Examples

  • 雕刻家。
    Zhè wèi diāo kè jiā de zuò pǐn fēi cháng jīng měi.
    This sculptor's works are very exquisite.
  • 雕刻家。
    Tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de diāo kè jiā.
    He is a famous sculptor.
  • 雕刻家。
    Zhè wèi diāo kè jiā zhèng zài diāo kè yí zuò shí xiàng.
    This sculptor is carving a stone statue.

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.

雕刻carving
雕diāocarve刻kèengrave
联合Side by side
家jiāsuffix

雕 and 刻 refer to carving and engraving, while 家 denotes a person skilled in such work.

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
隹隹zhuī
Sound part声符shēngfú
周
周zhōu雕diāo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

雕 pairs 隹, a bird radical, with 周, which supplies the sound.

Open 雕 →

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
刂Written in full as刀dāo
Sound part声符shēngfú
亥
亥hài刻kè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

刻 is made of 刂, a form of 刀 (knife), and 亥, which gives the sound.

Open 刻 →

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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