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各类 (gè lèi) — various kinds, all sorts, every category

Definition

noun
various kindsall sortsevery category

Examples

  • 各类。
    Chāo shì lǐ chū shòu gè lèi shāng pǐn.
    The supermarket sells all kinds of goods.
  • 各类。
    Tú shū guǎn yǒu gè lèi shū jí gòng dú zhě jiè yuè.
    The library has various kinds of books for readers to borrow.
  • 各类。
    Gōng sī zhèng zài zhāo pìn gè lèi zhuān yè rén cái.
    The company is recruiting professionals of all types.

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.

各gèeach
类lèikind

各 means each and 类 means kind, giving every sort.

Characters in this word

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

各 shows a sole of a foot (夂) coming into an entrance (口), for the sense of coming or entering.

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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 類; 类 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犬犬quǎn
Sound part声符shēngfú
頪
頪lèi類lèi
Same sound today

The traditional form 類 pairs 犬, which relates to the meaning, with 頪, which gives the sound. The simplified 类 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical components.

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