书稿 (shū gǎo) — book manuscript | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

book manuscript

Measure word · 本

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Zhè běn shū gǎo shì tā huā le wǔ nián shí jiān wán chéng de.
This manuscript took him five years to complete.
书稿。
Biān jí zhèng zài shěn yuè zuò zhě de shū gǎo.
The editor is reviewing the author's manuscript.
书稿。
Tā bǎ xiū gǎi hòu de shū gǎo jiāo gěi le chū bǎn shè.
He handed over the revised manuscript to the publishing house.

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.

稿gǎodraft/manuscript

The 书 part means book and the 稿 part means draft, together meaning a manuscript for a book.

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 書; 书 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

聿聿yùwriting brush

Sound part声符shēngfú

者

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

The traditional form 書 uses 聿, a writing brush, and 者 for its sound; the simplified 书 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.

禾高稿

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

高

Same sound today

稿 is built from 禾, which carries the meaning, and 高, which supplies the pronunciation.