附着 (fù zhuó) — to adhere to, to stick to (physically); to affi… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal/scientific verb meaning 'to adhere to' or 'to affix to', used for physical sticking (dust, bacteria) and in linguistics for affixes attaching to roots.

verb

to adhere toto stick to (physically)to affix (in linguistics, e.g., a suffix or particle)

Examples

附着。
Huī chén dōu fù zhuó zài chuāng shàng le.
The dust has all adhered to the window.
附着。
Zhè zhǒng xì jūn hěn róng yì fù zhuó zài pí fū shàng.
This type of bacteria easily adheres to the skin.
，附着。
Zài hàn yǔ zhōng, hòu zhuì fù zhuó zài cí gēn zhī hòu biǎo shì yǔ fǎ gōng néng.
In Chinese, suffixes attach to the root to indicate grammatical function.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

附fùattach

着zhefasten

附 and 着 both mean attach or fasten, so together they mean stick to.

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.

阝付附

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.

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 著; 着 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

者

者zhě著zháo

Same sound today

The traditional form 著 puts 艸 (grass; plant) above 者, which gives the sound; the simplified 着 is a later shorthand.

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