附注 (fù zhù) — a note or comment appended to a text, such as an endnote, postscript, or annotation

Definition

附注 refers specifically to notes or annotations appended to the end of a written text (endnotes, postscripts) — text added to comment on the main content, not the footnotes at the bottom of each page (脚注).

noun
a note or comment appended to a text, such as an endnote, postscript, or annotation
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 附注。
    Wǒ zài lùn wén de zuì hòu jiā le yí gè fù zhù.
    I added an endnote at the end of my thesis.
  • 附注。
    Zhè běn shū de fù zhù jiě shì le zhòng yào de shù yǔ.
    The annotations in this book explain important terms.
  • 附注。
    Qǐng zǐ xì yuè dú wén zhāng hòu miàn de fù zhù.
    Please read the postscript at the end of the article carefully.

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.

附fùattached
注zhùnote

附 means attached or appended, and 注 means note, so together they refer to a note appended to a text.

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
阝Written in full as阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
付
付fù附fù
Same sound today

附 pairs 阝, written in full as 阜, with 付 as the sound part.

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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
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
主
主zhǔ注zhù
Same sound today

注 combines 水, meaning water, with 主, which gives the sound.

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