按摩师 (àn mó shī) — masseur; massage therapist

Definition

noun
masseurmassage therapist
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 按摩师。
    Wǒ xiǎng qǐng yí àn mó shī lái jiā lǐ fú wù.
    I want to hire a masseur to come to my home for service.
  • 按摩师，。
    Tā dāng le shí nián àn mó shī, jì shù fēi cháng hǎo.
    He has been a masseur for ten years, his technique is very good.
  • 按摩师。
    Zhè wèi àn mó shī de shǒu yì zài fù jìn hěn yǒu míng.
    This masseur's skill is very famous in the neighborhood.

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.

按摩massage
按ànpress摩mórub
联合Side by side
师shīpractitioner

按摩 presses and rubs, and 师 points to the person doing it.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
安
安ān按àn
Same sound today

按 has 扌, the hand radical, and 安. The hand part points to an action done with the hand, while 安 supplies the sound and the idea of being at ease, linked to pressing down.

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

摩 combines 手 (hand) with 麻; the hand part relates to the meaning, and 麻 gives the sound.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤
  • 帀帀zā

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.

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