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几何学 (jǐ hé xué) — geometry

Definition

noun
geometry

Examples

  • 几何学。
    Wǒ men zhèng zài xué xí jǐ hé xué.
    We are studying geometry.
  • 几何学。
    jǐ hé xué Shì shù xué de yí gè fēn zhī.
    Geometry is a branch of mathematics.
  • 几何学。
    Tā zài kǎo shì zhōng dé le jǐ hé xué mǎn fēn.
    He got full marks in geometry on the exam.

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.

几何geometry
几jǐhow many何héwhat
联合Coordinate
学xuéstudy

几何 (geometry) and 学 (study) name the study of geometry.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 幾; 几 is its simplified writing.

  • 𢆶𢆶𢆶silk threads; little things
  • 戍戍shùto guard against

The traditional form 幾 puts 𢆶 (silk threads; little things) and 戍 (to guard against) together to show watching over the fine details; the simplified 几 is a later abbreviation.

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

The old form of 何 drew a person carrying something on their shoulder. If the carried thing was a 戈, the 人 and 戈 parts together showed that picture.

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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 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

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