击剑 (jī jiàn) — fencing (sport) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

fencing (sport)

击剑，。
Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xué xí jī jiàn, xiàn zài yǐ jīng shì zhuān yè xuǎn shǒu le.
He has been learning fencing since childhood and is now a professional athlete.
击剑。
jī jiàn Shì yí xiàng xū yào gāo dù zhuān zhù hé mǐn jié fǎn yìng de yùn dòng.
Fencing is a sport that requires intense concentration and quick reflexes.
击剑。
Tā zài ào yùn huì de jī jiàn xiàng mù shàng duó dé le jīn pái.
She won a gold medal in fencing at the Olympics.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

击 names the striking action and 剑 the weapon, together forming the sport of sword fighting.

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 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

毄

毄jī擊jī

Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

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 劍; 剑 is its simplified writing.

僉刂劍

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刂Written in full as刀dāo

Sound part声符shēngfú

僉

僉qiān劍jiàn

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

The traditional form 劍 pairs 僉 as the sound part with 刂, a knife sign written as 刀, as the meaning part; the simplified 剑 is a later shorthand.

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