歌手 (gē shǒu) — singer | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

歌手 (gēshǒu) means 'singer' — a person who sings. Don't confuse it with 歌曲 (gēqǔ), the word for the song itself.

noun

singer

Measure word · 位

歌手。
Zhè wèi gē shǒu chàng dé fēi cháng hǎo.
This singer sings very well.
歌手。
Nà ge gē shǒu yǒu hěn duō fěn sī.
That singer has many fans.
歌手。
Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xiǎng dāng gē shǒu.
She has wanted to be a singer since she was young.

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.

“歌” contributes song and “手” contributes person, together naming someone who performs songs.

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.

哥欠歌

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

哥

Same sound today

The shape 歌 uses 哥 for the sound and 欠, meaning blow. It came from a form of 哥 used for singing.

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

手 draws a five-fingered human hand: the top line is a bent middle finger, and the horizontal lines show the other four fingers.

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