纪录 (jì lù) — record (as a noun, e.g. a documented achievemen… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Mainland standard spelling for 'record' (a documented achievement or account). The variant 记录 covers both the noun and the verb 'to record'; 纪录 is used mainly as a noun.

noun

record (as a noun, e.g. a documented achievement or factual account)

Measure word · 个

Easily confused

记录jì lùlook-aliketo record

Examples

纪录。
Tā dǎ pò le yí xiàng shì jiè jì lù.
He broke a world record.
纪录。
Tā bǎo chí zhè ge jì lù yǐ jīng hěn duō nián le.
He has kept this record for many years.
纪录。
Lì shǐ jì lù shàng yǒu hěn duō zhòng yào de shì jiàn.
There are many important events in historical records.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

纪jìrecord

录lùrecord

纪 and 录 both mean record, so together they mean a documented record.

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 紀; 纪 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

己

己jǐ紀jì

Same sound today

The traditional form 紀 pairs 糸, silk, with 己 as the sound part; the simplified 纪 is a shorthand.

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 錄; 录 is its simplified writing.

金彔錄

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

彔

彔lù錄lù

Same sound today

The traditional form 錄 combines 金 (metal) with 彔, which gives the sound; the simplified 录 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

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