分析家 (fēn xī jiā) — analyst

Definition

noun
analyst
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 分析家。
    Zhè wèi fēn xī jiā duì shì chǎng qū shì yǒu dú dào de jiàn jiě.
    This analyst has unique insights into market trends.
  • 分析家。
    Jīng jì fēn xī jiā yù cè míng nián tōng huò péng zhàng lǜ huì xià jiàng.
    The economic analyst predicts that the inflation rate will drop next year.
  • 分析家。
    Zhèng zhì fēn xī jiā zhèng zài píng lùn zuì xīn de wài jiāo zhèng cè.
    The political analyst is commenting on the latest foreign policy.

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.

分析analyze
分fēndivide析xīanalyze
联合Coordinate
家jiāperson

分析 gives the activity of breaking things down, and 家 points to a person who does it.

Characters in this word

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

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

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

析 shows 斤 (axe) next to 木 (wood), depicting an axe splitting wood.

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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.

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.

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