详 (xiáng) — detailed, minute; to explain in detail
Definition
Bound morpheme meaning 'detailed / thorough', almost always paired with 细 or 尽 (详细, 详尽).
bound form
detailedminuteto explain in detail
Easily confused
- 洋yánglook-alikeocean; vast body of water
- 翔xiángsound-aliketo soar, to glide (used in compounds)
- 样yànglook-alike(classifier) kind, type, variety
- 佯yánglook-alike(bound form) to feign, to pretend
- 咩miēlook-alike(onomatopoeia) baa; bleat (sound of a sheep or goat)
- 祥xiánglook-alikeauspicious (used in compounds)
Examples
- 。Qǐng xiáng xì shuō míng nǐ de jì huà.Please explain your plan in detail.
- 。Zhè fèn bào gào fēi cháng xiáng jìn.This report is very thorough.
- 。Wǒ men xū yào xiáng tán yí xià zhè ge wèn tí.We need to discuss this problem in detail.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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 詳; 详 is its simplified writing.
In the traditional form 詳, 言 points to speech, and 羊 supplies the sound.
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