骑车人 (qí chē rén) — cyclist (bicycle rider)

Definition

noun
cyclist (bicycle rider)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 骑车人。
    Nà ge qí chē rén shì wǒ péng you.
    That cyclist is my friend.
  • 骑车人。
    Jīn tiān lù shang yǒu hěn duō qí chē rén.
    There are many cyclists on the road today.
  • 骑车人。
    Zhè ge qí chē rén qí dé hěn kuài.
    This cyclist rides very fast.

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.

骑车ride a vehicle
骑qíride车chēvehicle
动宾Verb + object
人rénperson

骑 gives riding, 车 gives vehicle, and 人 gives person, so the term means a person who rides a vehicle.

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 騎; 骑 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎhorse
Sound part声符shēngfú
奇
奇qí騎qí
Same sound today

The traditional form 騎 combines 馬, meaning horse, with 奇, which supplies the sound, for riding a horse; the simplified 骑 is a later shorthand.

Open 骑 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 車; 车 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 車 was drawn as a carriage seen from above, with wheels on both sides and a shaft at the front; the simplified 车 is a later shorthand.

Open 车 →

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →

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