巨额 (jù é) — huge sum (of money), enormous amount | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

巨额 modifies sums of money: a very large amount (funds, fines, inheritance). Among siblings, 大量 is general (quantity, number), 巨大 modifies things/events, and 高额 is similar but more neutral 'high amount'.

adjective

huge sum (of money)enormous amount

Examples

巨额。
Zhèng fǔ bō kuǎn jù é zī jīn yòng yú jiù zāi.
The government allocated a huge sum of funds for disaster relief.
巨额。
Tā jì chéng le yì bǐ jù é yí chǎn.
He inherited a huge amount of inheritance.
巨额。
Gōng sī yīn wéi guī bèi chǔ yǐ jù é fá kuǎn.
The company was fined a huge amount for violating regulations.

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.

额éamount

巨 (huge) and 额 (amount) combine to mean a very large sum.

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 額; 额 is its simplified writing.

客頁額

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yèhead

Sound part声符shēngfú

客

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

The traditional form 額 combines 頁 (head), which points to the meaning, with 客, which gives the sound. The simplified 额 is a later abbreviation.

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