各项 (gè xiàng) — each and every item; various items collectively

Definition

noun

each and every itemvarious items collectively

Measure word · 个

各项。
gè xiàng Fèi yòng yǐ jīng jié qīng le.
All the various fees have been settled.
各项。
Gōng sī zhèng zài jiǎn chá gè xiàng gōng zuò jìn dù.
The company is checking the progress of each job item.
各项。
Qǐng àn zhào gè xiàng yāo qiú zhǔn bèi cái liào.
Please prepare the materials according to each requirement.

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.

各项 combines 各 (each) and 项 (item) to refer to all items individually.

Characters in this word

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

夂口各

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

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 項; 项 is its simplified writing.

工頁項

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yèhead

Sound part声符shēngfú

工

工gōng項xiàng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 項 combines 工 as a sound part with 頁, meaning head; the simplified 项 is a later shorthand.

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