酬金 (chóu jīn) — monetary reward, remuneration | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

monetary rewardremuneration

Examples

酬金。
Tā dé dào le yì bǐ chóu jīn.
He received a monetary reward.
酬金。
Gōng sī měi yuè fā fàng chóu jīn gěi suǒ yǒu yuán gōng.
The company distributes remuneration to all employees every month.
酬金。
Zhè bǐ chóu jīn shì wèi le gǎn xiè nín de bāng zhù.
This monetary reward is to thank you for your help.

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.

The sense of '酬' (reward) combines with '金' (money) to mean remuneration.

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.

酉州酬

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒuliquor vessel; liquor

Sound part声符shēngfú

州

州zhōu酬chóu

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The 酉 part shows a liquor vessel, matching meanings about offering or drinking liquor. The 州 part gives the sound.

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

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

Appears in

Money & Currency

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