风险 (fēng xiǎn) — risk; hazard | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

风险 (fēngxiǎn) names risk as a concept — typically in finance, projects, or health contexts. 危险 is the danger itself (more immediate, can be adjective); 风险 is the probability of loss.

noun

riskhazard

Examples

风险。
Zuò rèn hé tóu zī dōu yǒu yí dìng de fēng xiǎn.
Any investment comes with a certain amount of risk.
风险，。
Zhè ge xiàng mù de fēng xiǎn bǐ jiào dà, nǐ yào kǎo lǜ qīng chǔ.
The risk of this project is relatively high; you need to think it over.
风险。
Jiàn kāng fēng xiǎn yǔ shēng huó xí guàn mì qiè xiāng guān.
Health risks are closely related to lifestyle habits.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

风 and 险 are both related to danger, and together they mean risk.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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 險; 险 is its simplified writing.

阝僉險

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

僉

僉qiān險

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

The traditional form 險 pairs 阝, written in full as 阜, with 僉, which gives the sound; the simplified 险 is a shorthand.

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