此类 (cǐ lèi) — this kind; these kinds

Definition

此类 (cǐlèi) is the formal, written-Chinese equivalent of "this kind of / these kinds of," used in academic or official prose rather than everyday speech, where 这种 / 这类 is more common.

noun
this kindthese kinds

Examples

  • 此类。
    cǐ lèi Wèn tí xū yào rèn zhēn duì dài.
    This kind of problem needs to be taken seriously.
  • 此类。
    Tā men tǎo lùn de dōu shì cǐ lèi huà tí.
    All the topics they discuss are of this kind.
  • 此类。
    cǐ lèi Xiàn xiàng zài dāng jīn shè huì hěn cháng jiàn.
    This kind of phenomenon is very common in today's society.

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.

此cǐthis
类lèikind

此 means this and 类 means kind, pointing to this kind.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

此 shows 止 (feet) and 人 (person), drawing a person stopping, to mean 'this' or 'here.'

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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 類; 类 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犬犬quǎn
Sound part声符shēngfú
頪
頪lèi類lèi
Same sound today

The traditional form 類 pairs 犬, which relates to the meaning, with 頪, which gives the sound. The simplified 类 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical components.

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