赌徒 (dǔ tú) — gambler | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

gambler

Measure word · 个

，赌徒。
Tā shū guāng le suǒ yǒu jī xù, chéng le yí gè zhēn zhèng de dǔ tú.
He lost all his savings and became a real gambler.
赌徒，。
dǔ tú Wǎng wǎng bào zhe jiǎo xìng xīn lǐ, yuè xiàn yuè shēn.
Gamblers often cling to wishful thinking and sink deeper and deeper.
赌徒。
Fǎ lǜ duì zhí yè dǔ tú yǒu yán gé de chǔ fá guī dìng.
The law has strict punishment provisions for professional gamblers.

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.

赌 'gamble' and 徒 'person' combine to mean a person who gambles.

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 賭; 赌 is its simplified writing.

貝者賭

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèishell; money

Sound part声符shēngfú

者

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 賭 combines 貝 (shell; money) with 者, and this shape expresses the meaning to wager or to bet. The simplified 赌 is a shorthand.

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

辵辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

土

Same sound today

徒 originally paired 辵, a walking sign, with 土 to show its sound. The shape later changed into 彳 and 走.

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