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保管员 (bǎo guǎn yuán) — custodian; storeroom clerk

Definition

noun
custodianstoreroom clerk
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • ，保管员？
    Qǐng wèn, bǎo guǎn yuán zài ma?
    Excuse me, is the custodian here?
  • 保管员。
    bǎo guǎn yuán Měi tiān dōu yào jiǎn chá cāng kù lǐ de dōng xī.
    The custodian checks the things in the warehouse every day.
  • 保管员。
    Tā zài zhè jiā gōng sī zuò le sān nián bǎo guǎn yuán.
    He worked as a custodian at this company for three years.

Origin

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.

保管keep and manage
保bǎoprotect管guǎnmanage
联合Coordinate
员yuánperson

保管 means to keep and manage, and 员 names the person who does it.

Characters in this word

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

保 originally showed a person 人 carrying a child 子 on their back, which led to the sense of protecting.

Open 保 →

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
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
官
官guān管guǎn
Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

Open 管 →

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 員; 员 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
鼎鼎dǐngding
Sound part声符shēngfú
〇
〇líng員yuán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 員, 〇 supplies the sound and 鼎 supplies the meaning; the simplified 员 is a shortened form.

Open 员 →
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