匠人 (jiàng rén) — artisan; craftsman

Definition

noun
artisancraftsman
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 匠人。
    Zhè wèi jiàng rén shǒu yì fēi cháng jīng zhàn.
    This artisan's craftsmanship is very exquisite.
  • 匠人。
    Lǎo jiàng rén yòng le jǐ shí nián shí jiān dǎ mó zhè mén jì yì.
    The old craftsman spent decades honing this skill.
  • 匠人。
    Zhè xiē zuò pǐn dōu chū zì dāng dì jiàng rén zhī shǒu.
    These works all come from the hands of local artisans.

Origin

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.

匠jiàngcraftsman
人rénperson

匠 names the craft and 人 names the person who practices it.

Characters in this word

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

Traditionally, 匠 combines 匚, a box, with 斤, an axe.

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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