保险金 (bǎo xiǎn jīn) — insurance benefit, sum insured

Definition

noun

insurance benefitsum insured

，保险金。
Shì gù fā shēng hòu, tā hěn kuài jiù ná dào le bǎo xiǎn jīn.
After the accident, he quickly received the insurance benefit.
保险金。
Zhè jiā bǎo xiǎn gōng sī chéng nuò àn shí zhī fù bǎo xiǎn jīn.
This insurance company promises to pay the sum insured on time.
，保险金。
Tóu bǎo rén qù shì hòu, jiā shǔ kě yǐ lǐng qǔ bǎo xiǎn jīn.
After the policyholder dies, the family can claim the insurance benefit.

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.

保险insurance

动宾Verb + object

“保险” means insurance and “金” means money, together insurance money.

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.

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 險; 险 is its simplified writing.

阝僉險

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

僉

僉qiān險

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 險 pairs 阝, written in full as 阜, with 僉, which gives the sound; the simplified 险 is a shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

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