准尉 (zhǔn wèi) — warrant officer (military rank)

Definition

noun

warrant officer (military rank)

准尉。
Tā zài jūn duì lǐ shì yì míng zhǔn wèi.
He is a warrant officer in the military.
准尉。
zhǔn wèi De zhí zé bāo kuò guǎn lǐ zhuāng bèi.
The duties of a warrant officer include managing equipment.
准尉。
Zhè wèi zhǔn wèi yǐ jīng fú yì èr shí nián le.
This warrant officer has served for twenty years.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

前缀qiánzhuìPrefix

A fixed syllable in front that adds a shade of meaning but carries none of its own.

准 adds quasi or approximate, and 尉 adds officer rank, describing a warrant officer.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 準; 准 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

隼

隼sǔn準zhǔn

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

The traditional form 準, not 准, pairs 水 (water) with 隼 as a sound part; the evidence describes it as 'water level'.

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

The form 尉 is made of 𡰥, 寸 (hand), and 火 (fire); the meaning of 𡰥 is unclear.

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