小提琴手 (xiǎo tí qín shǒu) — violinist

Definition

noun

violinist

Measure word · 个

小提琴手。
Zhè wèi xiǎo tí qín shǒu de yǎn zòu fēi cháng jīng cǎi.
This violinist's performance was absolutely wonderful.
小提琴手。
Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xiǎng chéng wéi yì míng xiǎo tí qín shǒu.
She has wanted to become a violinist since she was a child.
小提琴手。
Yuè tuán xū yào yí wèi xīn de xiǎo tí qín shǒu.
The orchestra needs a new violinist.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 小 comes from three small dots, later elongated into its strokes; the apparent parts 八 and 丨 are a later way of seeing it.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌是提

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

是

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

提 shows 扌 (hand) beside 是, which gives the pronunciation.

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

珡珡qín

Sound part声符shēngfú

今

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

琴 pairs 珡, the part tied to its sense as a stringed instrument, with 今, which gives the sound.

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

手 draws a five-fingered human hand: the top line is a bent middle finger, and the horizontal lines show the other four fingers.

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