渔民 (yú mín) — fisherman; fisher folk | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

fishermanfisher folk

Measure word · 个

渔民。
Zhè ge yú mín měi tiān tiān méi liàng jiù chū hǎi le.
This fisherman goes out to sea before dawn every day.
渔民。
Hěn duō yú mín kào bǔ yú yǎng jiā.
Many fishermen support their families by fishing.
渔民。
yú mín De yú chuán tíng zài gǎng kǒu lǐ.
The fishermen's boats are docked in the harbor.

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.

渔yúfishing

渔 means fishing, and 民 means people; together they denote people who fish.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 漁; 渔 is its simplified writing.

氵魚漁

The traditional form 漁 pairs 氵 (water) with 魚 (fish), and 魚 gives the sound. The simplified 渔 is a later shorthand.

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

The early form of 民 shows an eye pierced by a sharp cross-shaped implement, possibly linked to an injured or unclear eye.

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