珠宝商 (zhū bǎo shāng) — jeweler; jewelry merchant | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

jewelerjewelry merchant

Measure word · 个

Examples

珠宝商，。
Zhè wèi zhū bǎo shāng hěn yǒu míng, hěn duō míng xīng dōu lái zhǎo tā.
This jeweler is very famous; many celebrities come to him.
珠宝商。
Jiē jiǎo nà jiā zhū bǎo shāng de zuàn shí jiè zhi hěn piào liang.
The diamond rings at that jeweler on the corner are very beautiful.
珠宝商。
Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xiǎng dāng yì míng zhū bǎo shāng.
He has wanted to be a jeweler since he was a child.

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.

珠宝jewelry

珠zhūpearl宝bǎotreasure

联合Coordinate

商shāngmerchant

珠宝 means pearls and treasures, and 商 means merchant; together it denotes a merchant dealing in such goods.

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

𤣩Written in full as玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

朱

朱zhū珠zhū

Same sound today

The left side 𤣩, a form of 玉, connects the character to jade, while the right side 朱 gives the sound.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 寶; 宝 is its simplified writing.

宀宀miánhouse
琡琡chùjade
貝貝bèicowry

The traditional form 寶 shows 宀 (house), 琡 (jade), and 貝 (cowry), drawn together as treasures in a house.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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