簿记员 (bù jì yuán) — bookkeeper, ledger clerk

Definition

noun
bookkeeperledger clerk
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 簿记员。
    Tā zài yì jiā xiǎo gōng sī zuò bù jì yuán.
    He works as a bookkeeper at a small company.
  • 簿记员。
    Zhè jiā qǐ yè xū yào pìn qǐng yì míng bù jì yuán.
    This enterprise needs to hire a bookkeeper.
  • 簿记员。
    Tā shì yì míng jīng yàn fēng fù de bù jì yuán.
    She is an experienced bookkeeper.

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.

簿记bookkeeping
簿bóledger记jìrecord
联合Side by side
员yuánperson

“簿记” bookkeeping and “员” person denote a clerk who keeps accounts.

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
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
溥
溥pǔ簿bù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

簿 used for book, pairs 竹 (bamboo) with 溥; 竹 is the meaning part and 溥 gives the sound.

Open 簿 →

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 記; 记 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánspeech; words
Sound part声符shēngfú
己
己jǐ記jì
Same sound today

The traditional form 記 pairs 言 (speech; words) with 己 as a sound part; the simplified 记 is a later shorthand, so its right side is not the historical component.

Open 记 →

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 員; 员 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
鼎鼎dǐngding
Sound part声符shēngfú
〇
〇líng員yuán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 員, 〇 supplies the sound and 鼎 supplies the meaning; the simplified 员 is a shortened form.

Open 员 →

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