组员 (zǔ yuán) — group member; team member

Definition

noun

group memberteam member

Measure word · 个

组员。
Měi gè zǔ yuán dōu yào àn shí wán chéng zì jǐ de rèn wu.
Every group member must complete their own tasks on time.
组员。
Wǒ men xiǎo zǔ de zǔ yuán dōu hěn nǔ lì.
The members of our small group are all very hardworking.
组员。
Zhè cì xiàng mù xū yào wǔ míng zǔ yuán.
This project needs five team members.

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.

组 names the group and 员 names the person belonging to it; together they mean a group member.

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 組; 组 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

且

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 組 pairs 糸 (silk) with 且 as a sound part; the simplified 组 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 員; 员 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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.

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