促进会 (cù jìn huì) — promotion association; society for the promotion of (a cause or activity)

Definition

A formal organized body (协会) whose stated purpose is to promote a specific cause — cultural exchange, local products, etc. Distinct from 协会, a general-purpose association.

noun
promotion associationsociety for the promotion of (a cause or activity)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 促进会。
    Zhè ge cù jìn huì zhǔ yào fù zé tuī guǎng běn dì chǎn pǐn.
    This promotion association is mainly responsible for promoting local products.
  • 促进会。
    Tā jiā rù le yí gè wén huà jiāo liú cù jìn huì.
    He joined a cultural exchange promotion association.
  • 促进会。
    Zhè ge cù jìn huì de chéng yuán lái zì gè háng gè yè.
    The members of this promotion association come from all walks of life.

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.

促进promote
促cùurge进jìnadvance
联合Side by side
会huìassociation

促进 points to advancing or promoting a cause, while 会 denotes an association; the whole means an organization that promotes something.

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rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
足
足zú促cù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

促 pairs 亻 (person, written 人 when complete) with 足, which helps show its sound.

Open 促 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 進; 进 is its simplified writing.

  • 辵辵chuòwalk
  • 隹隹zhuīshort-tail bird

The traditional form 進 pairs 辵 (walk) with 隹 (short-tail bird): the picture showed moving forward because a bird can only walk forward, not backward. The simplified 进 is a later shorthand.

Open 进 →

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 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

Open 会 →

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