捐资 (juān zī) — to donate money (or property), to make a financial contribution (to a public cause)

Definition

Formal written verb meaning 'to donate money to a public cause' (schools, poverty relief, environmental projects). Stronger and more institutional than everyday 捐.

verb
to donate money (or property), to make a financial contribution (to a public cause)

Examples

  • 捐资。
    Tā měi nián dōu xiàng pín kùn dì qū juān zī.
    He donates money to impoverished areas every year.
  • ，。
    Zhè wèi qǐ yè jiā gěi xué xiào juān le yì bǐ zī, yòng yú jiàn shè tú shū guǎn.
    This entrepreneur donated a sum of money to the school for building a library.
  • 捐资。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī juān zī zhī chí huán bǎo xiàng mù.
    This company donated money to support environmental projects.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

捐juāndonate
资zīfunds

捐 means to give, and 资 refers to funds or property, so the idea is donating money.

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shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
肙
肙yuān捐juān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left side 扌, from 手, shows a hand doing something. The right side 肙 gives the sound yuān.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 資; 资 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell-money
Sound part声符shēngfú
次
次cì資zī
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 資 puts 次 above 貝, a shell-money sign, to write property or resource; 次 supplies the sound. The simplified 资 is a shorthand, so do not treat its parts as historical.

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