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魔术师 (mó shù shī) — magician

Definition

noun
magician
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 魔术师。
    Tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de mó shù shī.
    He is a famous magician.
  • 魔术师。
    mó shù shī De biǎo yǎn fēi cháng jīng cǎi.
    The magician's performance was very exciting.
  • 魔术师。
    Wǒ xiǎo shí hou xiǎng dāng yì míng mó shù shī.
    I wanted to be a magician when I was a child.

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.

魔术magic
魔mómagic术shùtechnique
偏正Modifier + head
师shīmaster

魔术 “magic” and 师 “master” combine to name a performer of magic.

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
鬼鬼guǐdemon
Sound part声符shēngfú
麻
麻má魔mó
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

魔 pairs 鬼, meaning demon, with 麻, which gives the sound.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 術; 术 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
行行xíngstreet, path
Sound part声符shēngfú
朮
朮zhú術shù
Same sound today

The traditional form 術 has 行 (street, path) beside 朮, which gives the sound; the simplified 术 is a later shorthand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤
  • 帀帀zā

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.

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