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收藏家 (shōu cáng jiā) — collector (of art, antiques, stamps, etc.)

Definition

noun
collector (of art, antiques, stamps, etc.)

Examples

  • 收藏家。
    Zhè wèi shōu cáng jiā shōu cáng le xǔ duō míng qīng zì huà.
    This collector has collected many Ming and Qing calligraphy and paintings.
  • 收藏家。
    Tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de yóu piào shōu cáng jiā.
    He is a famous stamp collector.
  • 收藏家。
    Nà wèi shōu cáng jiā bǎ quán bù cáng pǐn juān gěi le bó wù guǎn.
    That collector donated all his collections to the museum.

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.

收藏collect
收shōucollect藏cángstore
联合Coordinate
家jiāperson

“收藏” means collect and store, and “家” points to a person, so the word means someone who collects.

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
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
丩
丩jiū收shōu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'

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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
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
臧
臧zāng藏cáng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

藏 is made from 艸 (grass) and 臧, where 臧 gives the sound.

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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
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢑓
𢑓𢑓家jiā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

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