巨匠 (jù jiàng) — great master / consummate master (in arts, literature, science, etc.)

Definition

A formal, literary word for a 'great master' — someone at the very top of a creative or intellectual field (painting, literature, architecture). It is more elevated and written than everyday terms like 专家 or 大师.

noun
great master / consummate master (in arts, literature, science, etc.)
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 巨匠。
    Qí bái shí shì zhōng guó xiàn dài huì huà jù jiàng.
    Qi Baishi is a great master of modern Chinese painting.
  • 巨匠。
    Zhè wèi wén xué jù jiàng de zuò pǐn yǐng xiǎng le zhěng zhěng yí dài rén.
    The works of this literary master influenced an entire generation.
  • 巨匠。
    Tā bèi yù wéi jiàn zhù jiè de jù jiàng.
    He is hailed as a great master in the field of architecture.

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.

巨jùgreat
匠jiàngcraftsman

巨 means great and 匠 means craftsman, together naming a consummate master.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

Traditionally, 匠 combines 匚, a box, with 斤, an axe.

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