赞歌 (zàn gē) — song of praise; paean | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

song of praisepaean

Measure word · 首

赞歌。
Zhè shǒu zàn gē shì wèi yīng xióng pǔ xiě de.
This paean was composed for the hero.
赞歌。
Rén mín chàng qǐ le duì zǔ guó de zàn gē.
The people began to sing a song of praise for their motherland.
赞歌。
Tā zài yǎn jiǎng zhōng yǐn yòng le yí duàn gǔ lǎo de zàn gē.
He quoted an ancient paean in his speech.

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.

From 赞 praise and 歌 song, a song of praise.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 贊; 赞 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 赞 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (称赞, 赞赏) it is 讚; in others (赞成, 赞同) it is 贊.

This note is about the traditional form 贊. It pairs 㚘 with 貝 (money) for helping with money; the simplified 赞 is a shorthand.

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

哥欠歌

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

哥

Same sound today

The shape 歌 uses 哥 for the sound and 欠, meaning blow. It came from a form of 哥 used for singing.

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