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组织者 (zǔ zhī zhě) — organizer

Definition

noun
organizer
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 组织者？
    Zhè cì huó dòng de zǔ zhī zhě shì shuí?
    Who is the organizer of this event?
  • 组织者。
    zǔ zhī zhě Xū yào tí qián ān pái suǒ yǒu xì jié.
    The organizer needs to arrange all the details in advance.
  • 组织者，。
    Zuò wéi zǔ zhī zhě, tā fù zé lián xì suǒ yǒu zhì yuàn zhě.
    As the organizer, he is responsible for contacting all the volunteers.

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.

组织organize
组zǔassemble织zhīweave
联合Coordinate
者zhěperson

组织 means arrange and 者 means person; one who arranges or organizes.

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
且qiě組zǔ
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.

Open 组 →

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 織; 织 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
戠
戠zhí織zhī
Same sound today

The traditional form 織 uses 糸, silk, with 戠 for the sound. The simplified 织 is a later shorthand.

Open 织 →

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

The form 者 originally drew a sugarcane with full stems, small points around it, and an open smiling mouth at the bottom.

Open 者 →
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