剧务 (jù wù) — stage management; stage manager

Definition

noun

stage managementstage manager

剧务。
Tā zài zhè bù diàn yǐng lǐ dān rèn jù wù.
He serves as stage manager for this film.
剧务，。
jù wù De gōng zuò fēi cháng zhòng yào, fù zé xié tiáo hòu tái.
The work of stage management is very important, responsible for coordinating backstage.
剧务。
Dǎo yǎn hé jù wù yì qǐ tǎo lùn le dào jù ān pái.
The director and the stage manager discussed prop arrangements.

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.

务wùaffairs

剧 (drama) specifies the kind of 务 (tasks or affairs).

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 務; 务 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

力力lìstrength

Sound part声符shēngfú

敄

敄wù務wù

Same sound today

In the traditional form 務, 力 shows the sense of strength or effort, while 敄 gives the sound. The simplified 务 is a later shorthand.