综艺 (zōng yì) — variety show (entertainment format)

Definition

noun

variety show (entertainment format)

Measure word · 个

Examples

综艺。
Wǒ zuì jìn zài kàn yí dàng zōng yì jié mù.
I've been watching a variety show recently.
综艺。
Zhè ge zōng yì hěn shòu huān yíng.
This variety show is very popular.
综艺。
Tā shì yí wèi zōng yì dǎo yǎn.
He is a variety show director.

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.

综zōngcomprehensive

艺yìart

综 means comprehensive, and 艺 means art, giving the idea of variety entertainment.

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 綜; 综 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mì

Sound part声符shēngfú

宗

宗zōng綜zōng

Same sound today

The traditional form 綜 places 糸 beside 宗, with 宗 giving the sound; the simplified 综 is a shorthand, so its visible parts are not the historical parts.

Open 综 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

艹乙艺

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

乙

乙yǐ艺yì

Same sound today

In 艺, the top 艹 points to plants, and the lower 乙 gives the sound.

Open 艺 →

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