自愿

Etymology · 词源

“自”的历史构形可以这样理解：早期字形以图像方式表达意义。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。 “愿”的历史构形可以这样理解：心主要提示意义范围；原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；“自愿”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。

Pictograph of a nose. Original form of 鼻 (nose). In China, when people point to themselves, they typically point to their nose. Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 原 represents the sound. In simplified Chinese 愿 is also used to mean "hope; wish", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 願. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 自愿 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。