演唱者 (yǎn chàng zhě) — singer; vocalist | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

singervocalist

Measure word · 位

Examples

演唱者。
Zhè wèi yǎn chàng zhě de shēng yīn fēi cháng dòng tīng.
This singer's voice is very beautiful.
演唱者。
yǎn chàng zhě Zài wǔ tái shàng xiàng guān zhòng jū gōng zhì xiè.
The singer bowed to the audience on stage to express thanks.
演唱者。
Měi wèi yǎn chàng zhě dōu xī wàng zì jǐ de zuò pǐn néng bèi gèng duō rén xǐ huan.
Every singer hopes that their work can be liked by more people.

Origin

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.

演唱perform and sing

演yǎnperform唱chàngsing

联合Coordinate

演唱 covers performing and singing, and 者 points to the person doing them.

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.

氵寅演

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

寅

寅yín演yǎn

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

演 pairs 氵 (water) with 寅, which gives the sound yín.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

口昌唱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

昌

昌chāng唱chàng

Same sound today

The 口 part points to the mouth, while 昌 shows how the character is pronounced.

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.

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