改革者 (gǎi gé zhě) — reformer | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

reformer

Measure word · 位

改革者。
Zhè wèi gǎi gé zhě tí chū le hěn duō chuàng xīn de xiǎng fǎ.
This reformer proposed many innovative ideas.
改革者。
Lì shǐ shàng xǔ duō gǎi gé zhě dōu miàn lín guò jù dà de zǔ lì.
Many reformers in history have faced enormous resistance.
改革者，。
Zuò wéi gǎi gé zhě, tā zhì lì yú gǎi shàn jiào yù zhì dù.
As a reformer, he is committed to improving the education system.

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.

改革reform

联合Side by side

者zhěperson who

改革 means to change and remove old ways; 者 means the person who does 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

攴攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

巳

巳sì改gǎi

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

An early form of 改 paired 巳 as a sound part with 攴 as a meaning part; the sound part later changed.

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

革 is drawn as a stretched animal hide, with the upper part as the head and the lower part as the tail and legs.

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

The form 者 originally drew a sugarcane with full stems, small points around it, and an open smiling mouth at the bottom.