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经济学 (jīng jì xué) — economics

Definition

noun
economics
Measure word · 门

Examples

  • 经济学。
    Tā dà xué zhǔ xiū jīng jì xué.
    He majored in economics in college.
  • 经济学，。
    Zhè mén jīng jì xué kè hěn nán, dàn wǒ xué dào le hěn duō.
    This economics class is very hard, but I learned a lot.
  • 经济学。
    jīng jì xué Yán jiū zī yuán rú hé fēn pèi.
    Economics studies how resources are allocated.

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.

经济economy
经jīngmanage济jìaid
联合Coordinate
学xuéfield of study

经济 means economy and 学 means field of study, so the meaning is the study of economy.

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 →

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 濟; 济 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
齊
齊qí濟jì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 濟 pairs 水 (water) with 齊, which gives the sound; the simplified 济 is a later shorthand.

Open 济 →

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 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

Open 学 →
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