切分 (qiē fēn) — segmentation (linguistics)

Definition

noun

segmentation (linguistics)

切分。
Zhè zhǒng qiē fēn fāng fǎ zài yǔ yán xué zhōng hěn cháng jiàn.
This segmentation method is very common in linguistics.
切分。
Wǒ men xū yào gèng jīng què de qiē fēn.
We need more precise segmentation.
切分。
Yǔ yīn qiē fēn shì zì rán yǔ yán chǔ lǐ de dì yī bù.
Speech segmentation is the first step in natural language processing.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

切 as cut and 分 as divide combine to mean cut into segments.

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.

七刀切

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刀刀dāoknife

Sound part声符shēngfú

七

七qī切qiè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 切, the 刀 (knife) part is joined to 七, which gives the sound.

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

八刀分

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