供给量 (gōng jǐ liàng) — supply quantity; amount supplied

Definition

noun
supply quantityamount supplied

Examples

  • 供给量。
    Shì chǎng de gōng jǐ liàng jué dìng le shāng pǐn de jià gé.
    The market's supply quantity determines the price of goods.
  • 供给量。
    Zhè ge chǎng shāng de gōng jǐ liàng bǐ qù nián zēng jiā le.
    This manufacturer's supply quantity increased compared to last year.
  • ，供给量。
    Xū qiú zēng jiā shí, gōng jǐ liàng yě yào xiāng yìng tí gāo.
    When demand increases, the supply quantity should also be increased accordingly.

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.

供给supply
供gòngsupply给gěigive
联合Side by side
量liángamount

供 and 给 both convey giving, while 量 means amount, so the word denotes the amount supplied.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
共
共gòng供gòng
Same sound today

供 is made of 亻, a person, and 共, which gives the sound gòng.

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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 給; 给 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
合
合hé給gěi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 給 uses 糸 (silk) for meaning and 合 for sound, and its old sense was rich, abundant, perhaps referring to precious silk; 给 is a later simplified form.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 日日rìsun
  • 東東dōngbag; east

量 has 日 (sun) over 東 (bag; east). Some explanations suggest measuring under the sun or the sun rising in the east, but the exact origin is unclear.

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