剧团 (jù tuán) — theatrical company, opera troupe

Definition

noun

theatrical companyopera troupe

Measure word · 个

剧团，。
Zhè ge jù tuán hěn yǒu míng, jīng cháng zài guó nèi wài yǎn chū.
This theater company is very famous and often performs domestically and internationally.
剧团，。
Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xiǎng jiā rù yí gè jù tuán, chéng wéi yì míng yǎn yuán.
Since she was young, she wanted to join a theater company and become an actor.
剧团。
Zhè ge jù tuán de yǎn yuán dōu shòu guò zhuān yè xùn liàn.
All the actors in this theater company have received professional training.

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.

“剧” (drama) names the kind of “团” (group).

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 團; 团 is its simplified writing.

囗專團

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéi

Sound part声符shēngfú

專

專zhuān團tuán

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

The form 團 combines 囗 as a meaning part with 專 as a sound part; the story is about 團, not about 团.

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