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冒险家 (mào xiǎn jiā) — adventurer

Definition

noun
adventurer
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 冒险家。
    Zhè wèi mào xiǎn jiā zǒu guò xǔ duō wú rén qū.
    This adventurer has traveled through many uninhabited areas.
  • 冒险家。
    Tā cóng xiǎo jiù mèng xiǎng dāng yì míng mào xiǎn jiā.
    He dreamed of becoming an adventurer since childhood.
  • 冒险家。
    Nà wèi mào xiǎn jiā de gù shi jī lì le wú shù nián qīng rén.
    That adventurer's story inspired countless young people.

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.

冒险venture into danger
冒màorisk险xiǎndanger
动宾Verb + object
家jiāperson

冒险 (venturing into danger) plus 家 (person) gives one who takes risks.

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
目目mùeyes
Sound part声符shēngfú
冃
冃mào冒mào
Same sound today

冒 was built from 冃, a hat used for the sound, plus 目, eyes, as the meaning part.

Open 冒 →

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.

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.

Open 险 →

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miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢑓
𢑓𢑓家jiā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

Open 家 →
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