助学金 (zhù xué jīn) — financial aid for students (scholarship, grant,…

Definition

noun

financial aid for students (scholarship, grant, or stipend)

助学金。
Tā shēn qǐng dào le xué xiào de zhù xué jīn.
He successfully applied for the school's financial aid.
助学金。
Zhè bǐ zhù xué jīn bāng zhù tā wán chéng le dà xué xué yè.
This financial aid helped her complete her university studies.
助学金。
Hěn duō pín kùn xué shēng yī kào zhù xué jīn cái néng shàng xué.
Many poor students rely on financial aid to attend school.

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.

助学

动宾Verb + object

助 (help) and 学 (study) make 'helping study', and 金 (money) names the fund.

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.

且力助

Meaning part形符xíngfú

力力lìstrong arm

Sound part声符shēngfú

且

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

助 pairs 力, a strong arm, with 且, which gives the sound; the meaning is help with strength.

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 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.