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薪资 (xīn zī) — salary, wages

Definition

noun
salarywages

Examples

  • 薪资。
    Tā de xīn zī bǐ qù nián tí gāo le bù shǎo.
    His salary has increased a lot compared to last year.
  • 薪资。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī de xīn zī dài yù hěn hǎo.
    This company's salary package is very good.
  • ，薪资。
    Zài miàn shì shí, tā wèn le xīn zī de wèn tí.
    During the interview, he asked about salary questions.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

薪xīnpay
资zīwages

薪 and 资 both mean pay, so the word refers to salary and wages.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
新
新xīn薪xīn
Same sound today

In 薪, the top 艹 (plants, written 艸) marks plant material, and 新 (xīn) gives the sound.

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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 資; 资 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell-money
Sound part声符shēngfú
次
次cì資zī
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 資 puts 次 above 貝, a shell-money sign, to write property or resource; 次 supplies the sound. The simplified 资 is a shorthand, so do not treat its parts as historical.

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Money & CurrencyWorkplace & Office

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