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追随者 (zhuī suí zhě) — follower, adherent

Definition

noun
followeradherent
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 追随者。
    Zhè wèi zhèng zhì lǐng xiù yōng yǒu dà liàng zhōng shí zhuī suí zhě.
    This political leader has a large number of loyal followers.
  • 追随者。
    Tā zài shè jiāo méi tǐ shàng yǒu chāo guò bǎi wàn zhuī suí zhě.
    She has over a million followers on social media.
  • 追随者。
    Zhè ge lǐ lùn de zhuī suí zhě biàn bù shì jiè gè dì.
    Adherents of this theory are found all over the world.

Origin

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.

追随follow
追zhuīchase随suífollow
联合Coordinate
者zhěone who

追随 means chase and follow, and 者 means one who does it.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòmovement
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠂤
𠂤𠂤追zhuī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The 辶 part shows movement, while 𠂤 gives the sound, for the sense of moving after or pursuing.

Open 追 →

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 隨; 随 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalking
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡐦
𡐦𡐦隨suí
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 隨 pairs 辵 (walking) with 𡐦 (the sound part); the simplified 随 is a later shorthand.

Open 随 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 者 originally drew a sugarcane with full stems, small points around it, and an open smiling mouth at the bottom.

Open 者 →
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