音乐史 (yīn yuè shǐ) — history of music

Definition

noun

history of music

音乐史。
Wǒ duì yīn yuè shǐ hěn gǎn xìng qù.
I am very interested in music history.
音乐史。
Lǎo shī ràng wǒ men dú yì běn guān yú yīn yuè shǐ de shū.
The teacher asked us to read a book about music history.
音乐史。
Tā zài dà xué zhǔ xiū yīn yuè shǐ.
He majored in music history in college.

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.

音乐music

联合Side by side

音乐 (music) tells what kind of 史 (history) is meant.

Characters in this word

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

音 adds a short stroke that seals the mouth-like part, showing a covered or muffled sound rather than speech.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.

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

The old drawing showed someone holding a flag-like or writing tool, indicating the act of recording events; the exact inner shape is unclear.