乐坛 (yuè tán) — music circles; music industry

Definition

noun

music circlesmusic industry

乐坛。
Tā zài yuè tán hěn yǒu míng.
He is very famous in music circles.
乐坛。
Zhè wèi gē shǒu zài yuè tán fā zhǎn le hěn duō nián.
This singer has developed in the music industry for many years.
乐坛。
yuè tán Zuì jìn chū xiàn le hěn duō xīn rén cái.
The music industry has recently produced many new talents.

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.

“乐” (music) specifies the kind of “坛” (circle), giving music circles.

Characters in this word

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.

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 壇; 坛 is its simplified writing.

土亶壇

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

亶

亶dǎn壇tán

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 壇 pairs 土 (earth) with 亶 as a sound component; the simplified 坛 is a later shorthand.

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