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拳击手 (quán jī shǒu) — boxer

Definition

noun
boxer
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 拳击手。
    Zhè wèi quán jī shǒu xùn liàn fēi cháng kè kǔ.
    This boxer trains very hard.
  • 拳击手，。
    Tā shì yì míng zhí yè quán jī shǒu, cān jiā guò hěn duō bǐ sài.
    He is a professional boxer who has participated in many matches.
  • 拳击手。
    Nà wèi zhù míng de quán jī shǒu yíng dé le shì jiè guàn jūn.
    That famous boxer won the world championship.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

拳击strike with fists
拳quánfist击jīstrike
偏正Modifier + head
手shǒuperson

拳击 means striking with fists, and 手 denotes a person, so a boxer.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
龹
龹龹拳quán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拳 pairs 手 (hand) with 龹 for sound. The hand part shows that the meaning is a form of hand, such as a fist.

Open 拳 →

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 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
毄
毄jī擊jī
Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

Open 击 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

手 draws a five-fingered human hand: the top line is a bent middle finger, and the horizontal lines show the other four fingers.

Open 手 →
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