财务科 (cái wù kē) — finance department, accounting section

Definition

noun
finance departmentaccounting section
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 财务科。
    Tā zài cái wù kē gōng zuò le wǔ nián.
    He has worked in the finance department for five years.
  • 财务科。
    Qǐng dào cái wù kē bào xiāo chāi lǚ fèi.
    Please go to the accounting section to reimburse travel expenses.
  • 财务科。
    cái wù kē Fù zé gōng sī de yù suàn guǎn lǐ.
    The finance department is responsible for the company's budget management.

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.

财务finance
财cáimoney务wùaffairs
偏正Modifier + head
科kēdepartment

财务科 combines 财务 'financial affairs' and 科 'section' to name a finance section.

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 財; 财 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell
Sound part声符shēngfú
才
才cái財cái
Same sound today

The traditional form 財 has 貝 (shell) next to 才, which gives the sound; the simplified 财 is a later shorthand.

Open 财 →

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 務; 务 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
敄
敄wù務wù
Same sound today

In the traditional form 務, 力 shows the sense of strength or effort, while 敄 gives the sound. The simplified 务 is a later shorthand.

Open 务 →

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
斗斗dòumeasuring tool
Sound part声符shēngfú
禾
禾hé科kē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

科 pairs 禾, which gives the hé sound, with 斗, a measuring tool.

Open 科 →

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