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爱因斯坦 (Aì yīn sī tǎn) — Albert Einstein

Definition

noun
Albert Einstein

Examples

  • 爱因斯坦。
    Aì yīn sī tǎn Shì yí wèi wěi dà de wù lǐ xué jiā.
    Albert Einstein is a great physicist.
  • 爱因斯坦。
    Hěn duō rén dōu zhī dào Aì yīn sī tǎn de xiāng duì lùn.
    Many people know about Einstein's theory of relativity.
  • 爱因斯坦1921。
    Aì yīn sī tǎn Zài 1921 nián huò dé le nuò bèi ěr jiǎng.
    Einstein won the Nobel Prize in 1921.

Origin

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 愛; 爱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
旡
旡jì愛ài
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For the traditional form 愛, an older shape paired 心 (heart) with 旡 as its sound part; later a foot-like 夊 was added below. The simplified 爱 is a later variant that replaces the lower part with 友.

Open 爱 →

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

  • 囗囗wéisheet
  • 大大dàperson

Originally, 因 showed 大 (a person) on 囗 (a sheet or mattress).

Open 因 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 斯 →

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
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
旦
旦dàn坦tǎn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

坦 is made from 土 (earth) plus 旦, which provides the sound. The earth part shows the sense is about ground.

Open 坦 →
Appears in
Science (General)

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