次要

Etymology · 词源

“次”属于会意或指事来源，字形中的部件共同提示意义。现代可见结构是 冫 + 欠；学习时应理解整体关系，而不是把每一笔都解释成独立词义。 “要”的历史构形可以这样理解：覀、女以图像或会意方式参与构形。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；“次要”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。

次 is ideographic in origin. A person 欠 yawning multiple times 冫 Pictograph of two hands grabbing a woman's waist. The current meaning "want" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "waist" is now written as 腰. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 次要 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。 Semantic components often suggest a meaning range, while phonetic components often reflect an earlier pronunciation; modern Mandarin sound or meaning may have changed.