剧作者 (jù zuò zhě) — playwright, dramatist; librettist

Definition

noun

playwrightdramatistlibrettist

Measure word · 个

剧作者，。
Zhè wèi jù zuò zhě shì xīn lái de, tā de jù běn hěn shòu huān yíng.
This playwright is new; her plays are very popular.
剧作者，。
Tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de jù zuò zhě, xiě guò hěn duō gē jù.
He is a famous librettist who has written many operas.
剧作者。
Zhè wèi jù zuò zhě de zuò pǐn zài guó nèi wài dōu yǒu hěn duō guān zhòng.
This dramatist's works have many audiences both domestically and abroad.

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.

剧作dramatic work

偏正Modifier + head

剧作 (dramatic work) and 者 (person) together mean one who writes plays.

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 劇; 剧 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刀刀dāoknife

Sound part声符shēngfú

豦

豦jù劇jù

Same sound today

The traditional form 劇 pairs 豦, which gives the sound, with 刀, a knife; the simplified 剧 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.

亻乍作

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

乍

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

The left side 亻 comes from 人, meaning 'person', and the right side 乍 gives the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 者 originally drew a sugarcane with full stems, small points around it, and an open smiling mouth at the bottom.