经手人 (jīng shǒu rén) — person handling a particular task; person in charge; handler

Definition

Refers to the specific person who handles, processes, or is in charge of a particular task, document, or transaction. Used in professional and formal contexts.

noun
person handling a particular taskperson in chargehandler
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 经手人？
    Zhè bǐ jiāo yì de jīng shǒu rén shì shuí?
    Who is the person handling this transaction?
  • 经手人。
    Qǐng bǎ wén jiàn jiāo gěi xiàng mù jīng shǒu rén.
    Please give the documents to the project handler.
  • 经手人，。
    Zuò wéi hé tong jīng shǒu rén, tā yào qiān zì què rèn.
    As the person in charge of the contract, he needs to sign to confirm.

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.

经手handle
经jīngpass through手shǒuhand
动宾Verb + object
人rénperson

经手 means to pass through the hands, and 人 marks the person who does this.

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 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
巠
巠jīng經jīng
Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

Open 经 →

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

手 draws a five-fingered human hand: the top line is a bent middle finger, and the horizontal lines show the other four fingers.

Open 手 →

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →

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