决赛

Etymology · 词源

“决”的历史构形可以这样理解：夬主要提示较早的读音；冫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。 “赛”的历史构形可以这样理解：贝主要提示意义范围；塞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。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“决赛”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。

Simplified form of 決. Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 夬 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "burst open". The meaning later shifted to "clear", "cut off", "decide" and "judge". Simplified form of 賽. Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 塞 represents the sound. 貝 (shell) depicts the prize for a competition - shells were used as currency in ancient China. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 决赛 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。