所得 (suǒ dé) — income; earnings | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

incomeearnings

所得。
Zhè shì tā jīn nián de quán bù suǒ dé.
This is all his income for this year.
所得，。
Tā měi yuè de suǒ dé bù duō, dàn zú gòu shēng huó.
Her monthly income is not much, but enough to live on.
所得。
Láo dòng suǒ dé shì tā de zhǔ yào shōu rù.
Labor income is his main income.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

前缀qiánzhuìPrefix

A fixed syllable in front that adds a shade of meaning but carries none of its own.

The combination 所得 refers to what is obtained by 得.

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.

戶斤所

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

戶

戶hù所suǒ

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

所 pairs 斤, an axe, with 戶, which gives the sound hù; the old meaning was the sound of logging.

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

The old form 㝵 showed a hand picking up a cowry, meaning to obtain; later changes turned that picture into 得.

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