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周四 (zhōu sì) — Thursday

Definition

noun
Thursday

Examples

  • 周四。
    Wǒ men zhōu sì xià wǔ kāi huì.
    We have a meeting on Thursday afternoon.
  • 周四。
    zhōu sì Shì wǒ de shēng rì.
    Thursday is my birthday.
  • 周四？
    Nǐ zhōu sì yǒu kòng ma?
    Are you free on Thursday?

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.

周zhōuweek
四sìfour

周 contributes week and 四 fourth, together giving Thursday.

Characters in this word

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

The oldest form of 周 drew a jade artifact with carved patterns. It was later borrowed for a place name, so an extra mark was added to distinguish it.

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

The form 四 was drawn as a nose breathing out. It later came to be used for the word four.

Open 四 →
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