这些 (zhè xiē) — these | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Plural of 这 ('this'): 'these' — used for several things or people nearby. Contrast with 那些 for things farther away, and 这个 which points to one.

pronoun

these

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.

这 means this, and 些 adds a sense of several, together giving these.

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 這; 这 is its simplified writing.

辶言這

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

言

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

In the traditional form 這, 辶 (walk) combines with 言 for the sound. The character first meant “to meet” and was later used for “this”.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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