内容 (nèi róng) — content; substance; details | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

The general word for the 'content' or 'substance' of a book, speech, file, etc. 细节 focuses on small particulars; 实质 is the deeper, essential point.

noun

contentsubstancedetails

Measure word · 个, 项

Examples

内容。
Zhè piān wén zhāng de nèi róng hěn yǒu yì si.
The content of this article is very interesting.
内容。
Qǐng jiǎn chá yí xià zhè ge wén jiàn de nèi róng.
Please check the content of this file.
内容。
Zhè cì yǎn jiǎng de nèi róng fēi cháng fēng fù.
The content of this speech is very rich.

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.

容róngcontain

内 gives inside and 容 gives contain, yielding what is held within.

Characters in this word

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

入入rùto enter
冂冂jiōnghouse

The shape shows 入 entering into 冂, a house, so it pictures bringing something indoors, giving the sense inside.

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

宀宀mián

Sound part声符shēngfú

公

公gōng容róng

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

In 容, the 宀 (roof) part points to holding or containing, and 公 gives the sound.

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