巨着 (jù zhù) — monumental (literary) work; masterpiece | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

monumental (literary) workmasterpiece

Measure word · 部

Examples

巨着。
Zhè bù jù zhù zài xué shù jiè yǐng xiǎng shēn yuǎn.
This monumental work has had a profound impact in academia.
巨着。
Tā huā le yì shēng xīn xuè xiě chéng zhè bù jù zhù.
He spent his life's effort writing this masterpiece.
《》巨着。
《Hóng lóu mèng》 shì zhōng guó wén xué de yí bù jù zhù.
Dream of the Red Chamber is a monumental work of Chinese literature.

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 means huge or monumental, and 着 refers to a written work.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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 著; 着 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

者

者zhě著zháo

Same sound today

The traditional form 著 puts 艸 (grass; plant) above 者, which gives the sound; the simplified 着 is a later shorthand.

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