乐手 (yuè shǒu) — instrumental performer, instrumentalist (especi…

Definition

noun

instrumental performerinstrumentalist (especially in a band or orchestra)

Measure word · 位

乐手。
Zhè wèi yuè shǒu tán jí tā hěn bàng.
This instrumentalist plays guitar very well.
乐手。
Yuè duì lǐ měi gè yuè shǒu dōu hěn yǒu cái huá.
Every instrumentalist in the band is very talented.
乐手。
Zhè chǎng yīn yuè huì qǐng lái le hěn duō yōu xiù de yuè shǒu.
This concert invited many excellent instrumental performers.

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.

乐 means music and 手 denotes a person, together naming a musical performer.

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.

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

手 draws a five-fingered human hand: the top line is a bent middle finger, and the horizontal lines show the other four fingers.

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