抚恤金 (fǔ xù jīn) — compensation payment for death or disability (e.g., workplace injury, military service)

Definition

A lump-sum compensation payment given to families after a worker's death or disability — especially for military martyrs or workplace injuries. It is a one-time government or institutional payout, not a recurring pension.

noun
compensation payment for death or disability (e.g., workplace injury, military service)

Examples

  • ，抚恤金。
    Tā zài gōng zuò zhōng shòu shāng, dé dào le zhèng fǔ fā fàng de fǔ xù jīn.
    He was injured at work and received government-issued compensation.
  • 抚恤金。
    Liè shì de jiā shǔ kě yǐ lǐng qǔ yì bǐ fǔ xù jīn.
    The family of a martyr can receive a lump sum compensation.
  • ，抚恤金。
    Gōng sī wèi yuán gōng gòu mǎi le bǎo xiǎn, fā shēng yì wài hòu huì péi cháng fǔ xù jīn.
    The company bought insurance for employees, and will pay compensation after an accident.

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.

抚恤aid
抚fǔcomfort恤xùrelieve
联合Side by side
金jīnmoney

抚 (comfort) and 恤 (relieve) express aid, and 金 (money) gives the payment.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 撫; 抚 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
無
無wú撫fǔ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 撫 pairs 手 (hand) with 無 for the sound; the simplified 抚 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 抚 →

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
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
血
血xuè恤xù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

恤 has 忄, the heart, on the left, and 血 on the right, which gives the sound.

Open 恤 →

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

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

Open 金 →
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Injury & DisabilityMoney & Currency

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