留学

Etymology · 词源

“留”的历史构形可以这样理解：田主要提示意义范围；卯主要提示较早的读音。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “学”的历史构形可以这样理解：宀、子以图像或会意方式参与构形；◎与现代简化字形有关。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“留学”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

Phonosemantic compound. 田 represents the meaning and 卯 represents the sound. Simplified form of 學. Originally composed of the numbers five (㐅) and six (六), representing study of arithmetic. Later two hands (又) were added on the left and right side of the character, possibly depicting counting with fingers or hands-on teaching. Finally a child (子) was added to the bottom, depicting a child being educated. The bottom part of 六 (six) was reanalyzed as 宀 (roof) and interpreted as a building for learning. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 留学 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。