高个子 (gāo gè zi) — tall person | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

tall person

Measure word · 个

高个子。
Nà ge gāo gè zi shì wǒ men bān de bān zhǎng.
That tall person is our class monitor.
高个子，。
Tā hěn xǐ huan nà ge gāo gè zi, jué de tā hěn yǒu ān quán gǎn.
She really likes that tall person and feels he gives a sense of security.
高个子。
Zhào piàn lǐ zhàn zài zhōng jiān de gāo gè zi shì wǒ gē ge.
The tall person standing in the middle of the photo is my older brother.

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.

高个tall build

偏正Modifier + head

“高” means tall, “个” points to build, and “子” completes the common term for a tall person.

Characters in this word

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

高 was drawn as a tall building.

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 個; 个 is its simplified writing.

亻固個

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

固

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For 个, the form 個 pairs 亻 (person) with 固 as a sound part.

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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