金额 (jīn é) — amount (of money), sum of money | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

金额 specifically refers to a monetary amount or sum of money. It is narrower than 数额 (which can also mean a fixed count) and more concrete than 款 (which can mean 'funds' or a style/model).

noun

amount (of money)sum of money

Examples

金额。
Qǐng què rèn yí xià jīn é.
Please confirm the amount.
金额。
Zhè bǐ dài kuǎn de jīn é hěn dà.
The amount of this loan is very large.
金额。
Shēn qǐng jīn é de shí hou xū yào tí gōng cái liào.
You need to provide materials when applying for the amount.

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.

额éamount

Money plus amount gives the total sum expressed in money.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 額; 额 is its simplified writing.

客頁額

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yèhead

Sound part声符shēngfú

客

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

The traditional form 額 combines 頁 (head), which points to the meaning, with 客, which gives the sound. The simplified 额 is a later abbreviation.

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