猎人 (liè rén) — hunter | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

猎人 (liè rén) is the person who hunts — pair it with the noun 猎物, the animal being hunted.

noun

hunter

Measure word · 个

Examples

猎人。
Nà ge liè rén zài sēn lín lǐ zhǎo dòng wù.
That hunter is looking for animals in the forest.
猎人。
Zhè wèi lǎo liè rén duì shān lín fēi cháng shú xi.
This old hunter is very familiar with the mountains and forests.
猎人。
liè rén Dài zhe qiāng hé dāo.
The hunter carries a gun and a knife.

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.

The 猎 (hunt) and 人 (person) combine: a person who hunts.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

昔

昔xī猎liè

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

In 猎, the left part 犬 means dog and the right part 昔 provides the sound.

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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