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钢琴家 (gāng qín jiā) — pianist

Definition

noun
pianist
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 钢琴家。
    Tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de gāng qín jiā.
    She is a famous pianist.
  • 钢琴家。
    Nà wèi gāng qín jiā tán le yì shǒu yōu měi de qǔ zi.
    That pianist played a beautiful piece.
  • 钢琴家。
    Wǒ cóng xiǎo jiù mèng xiǎng chéng wéi yì míng gāng qín jiā.
    I have dreamed of becoming a pianist since childhood.

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.

钢琴piano
钢gāngsteel琴qíninstrument
偏正Modifier + head
家jiāperson

钢琴 means piano, and 家 refers to a person associated with it, giving pianist.

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 鋼; 钢 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
岡
岡gāng鋼gàng
Same sound today

The traditional form 鋼 shows 金, meaning metal, next to 岡, which carries the sound gāng; the simplified 钢 is a later shorthand.

Open 钢 →

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
珡珡qín
Sound part声符shēngfú
今
今jīn琴qín
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

琴 pairs 珡, the part tied to its sense as a stringed instrument, with 今, which gives the sound.

Open 琴 →

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.

Open 家 →
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