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基督教徒 (Jī dū jiào tú) — Christian; follower of Christianity

Definition

noun
Christianfollower of Christianity
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 基督教徒。
    Hěn duō Jī dū jiào tú měi gè xīng qī tiān dōu huì qù jiào táng zuò lǐ bài.
    Many Christians go to church for worship every Sunday.
  • 基督教徒，。
    Tā shì yí wèi qián chéng de Jī dū jiào tú, jīng cháng cān yù cí shàn huó dòng.
    He is a devout Christian who often participates in charity events.
  • 基督教徒。
    Zhè běn shū xiáng xì jiè shào le Jī dū jiào tú de lì shǐ hé wén huà.
    This book details the history and culture of Christians.

Origin

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
其
其qí基jī
Same sound today

The lower 土 means earth, and the upper 其 gives the sound; together they form the idea of a foundation of earth.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
目目mùeye
Sound part声符shēngfú
叔
叔shū督dū
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

督 pairs 目 (eye) with 叔, which gives the sound; the shape shows looking over or overseeing with eyes.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
子子zǐchild
攵Written in full as攴pūteaching cane; stick that represents authority
Sound part声符shēngfú
爻
爻yáo教jiào
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

教 uses 爻 for its sound and puts 子 (child) with 攵 (攴), a teaching cane, to show teaching a child.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
土
土tǔ徒tú
Same sound today

徒 originally paired 辵, a walking sign, with 土 to show its sound. The shape later changed into 彳 and 走.

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Appears in
Religion & Belief

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