金融家 (jīn róng jiā) — financier | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

financier

Measure word · 位

金融家。
Zhè wèi zhù míng de jīn róng jiā zài huá ěr jiē hěn yǒu yǐng xiǎng lì.
This famous financier is very influential on Wall Street.
金融家。
Tā nián qīng shí céng mèng xiǎng chéng wéi yí wèi jīn róng jiā.
When he was young, he dreamed of becoming a financier.
金融家。
Xǔ duō jīn róng jiā dōu zài guān zhù xīn xīng shì chǎng de tóu zī jī huì.
Many financiers are paying attention to investment opportunities in emerging markets.

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.

金融finance

联合Side by side

金融 gives money and finance, and 家 gives a person, so the word names someone in finance.

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.

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.

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

鬲鬲gécauldron

Sound part声符shēngfú

蟲

蟲chóng融róng

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

融 pairs 鬲, a cauldron, with 蟲, which gives the sound.

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

宀宀miánroof

Sound part声符shēngfú

𢑓

𢑓𢑓家jiā

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

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.