协进会 (xié jìn huì) — cooperative advancement association (often part of organization names)

Definition

Usually the tail of an organization's proper name (an association for promoting joint progress), not a standalone everyday noun. Translate names case by case, e.g. 'XX Promotion Association'.

noun
cooperative advancement association (often part of organization names)

Examples

  • 协进会○。
    Zhè ge xié jìn huì chéng lì yú yī jiǔ jiǔ ○ nián.
    This cooperative advancement association was established in 1990.
  • 协进会。
    Tā jiā rù le běn dì de yí gè xié jìn huì.
    He joined a local cooperative advancement association.
  • 协进会。
    Zhè ge xié jìn huì de zhǔ yào mù dì shì cù jìn jīng jì fā zhǎn.
    The main purpose of this cooperative advancement association is to promote economic development.

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.

协进cooperative advancement
协xiécooperate进jìnadvance
联合Side by side
会huìassociation

协 and 进 mean cooperate and advance, naming the association's purpose.

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 協; 协 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 協 uses 劦, meaning 'to collaborate', plus 十 for sound; the simplified 协 is a later shorthand.

Open 协 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 進; 进 is its simplified writing.

  • 辵辵chuòwalk
  • 隹隹zhuīshort-tail bird

The traditional form 進 pairs 辵 (walk) with 隹 (short-tail bird): the picture showed moving forward because a bird can only walk forward, not backward. The simplified 进 is a later shorthand.

Open 进 →

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 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

Open 会 →

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