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日志 (rì zhì) — log, journal, diary

Definition

日志 (rìzhì) means a log or journal — written records, often of events, travel, or (in computing) system activity. Unlike a personal 日记/diary, it is typically a running record rather than daily private reflection.

noun
logjournaldiary
Measure word · 本

Examples

  • 日志。
    Wǒ měi tiān wǎn shàng dōu xiě rì zhì.
    I write a diary every evening.
  • 日志。
    Fú wù qì rì zhì jì lù le suǒ yǒu cuò wù xìn xī.
    The server log recorded all error messages.
  • 日志。
    Tā zài lǚ xíng rì zhì zhōng fēn xiǎng le dāng dì de měi shí hé fēng sú.
    She shared local food and customs in her travel journal.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

日rìday
志zhìrecord

日 means day and 志 a record, together a daily record or log.

Characters in this word

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

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

Open 日 →

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
心心xīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
之
之zhī志zhì
Same sound today

志 has 心, the heart, below and a simplified top from 之 for sound.

Open 志 →
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