辞职信 (cí zhí xìn) — resignation letter | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

resignation letter

Measure word · 封

Examples

辞职信。
Wǒ yǐ jīng xiě hǎo le cí zhí xìn.
I have already finished writing my resignation letter.
辞职信。
Tā zài xīng qī yī jiāo le cí zhí xìn.
He submitted his resignation letter on Monday.
辞职信。
Lǎo bǎn shōu dào cí zhí xìn hòu hěn jīng yà.
The boss was very surprised after receiving the resignation letter.

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.

辞职resign

辞cíleave职zhíjob

动宾Verb + object

辞 means leave and 职 means job, so 辞职 is resignation; 信 is a letter.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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 職; 职 is its simplified writing.

耳戠職

Meaning part形符xíngfú

耳耳ěrear

Sound part声符shēngfú

戠

戠zhí職zhí

Same sound today

The traditional form 職 pairs 耳 (ear) with 戠, which gives its sound; the simplified 职 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

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

言言yánwords

Sound part声符shēngfú

人

人rén信xìn

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

信 pairs 人 as the sound part with 言 (words) as the meaning part.

Appears in

Workplace & Office

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