俊杰 (jùn jié) — person of outstanding talent; hero

Definition

noun
person of outstanding talenthero
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 俊杰。
    Tā shì yí wèi zhēn zhèng de jùn jié.
    He is a true hero.
  • 俊杰。
    Lì shǐ shàng chū xiàn le xǔ duō jùn jié.
    Many outstanding talents have appeared in history.
  • 俊杰。
    Zhè wèi jùn jié wèi guó jiā zuò chū le jù dà gòng xiàn.
    This outstanding talent made great contributions to the country.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

俊jùnoutstanding
杰jiéhero

“俊” and “杰” both describe outstanding talent, so the word means a hero or talented person.

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
⺅Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
夋
夋qūn俊jùn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

俊 pairs 人 (person) with 夋, which gives the sound; the person part shows it relates to a person.

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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 傑; 杰 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
桀
桀jié傑jié
Same sound today

The traditional form 傑 pairs 亻 (person) with 桀 as a sound part; the simplified 杰 is a later shorthand, so its current parts are not the original parts.

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