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Word and Radical Components of 芥末

The Chinese word 芥末 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
芥末 jièmo, jièmò 1. n. mustard (condiment)
2. n. wasabi

芥末 ⇨ 芥 + 末
Component Pinyin Meanings
芥 jiè, gài 1. mustard greens (Brassica juncea)
2. (literary) small grass
3. (literary, figurative) triviality
末 mò 1. tip; treetop
     末梢 - tip; end
2. (by extension) effect; result
     本末 - cause and effect
3. late or the last stage; conclusion; close
     Antonyms: 首, 初, 始
     月末 - month-end
     明 末 清 初 - late-Ming and early-Qing era
     文 末 提到 - Toward the end of the article, it was mentioned…
4. final; the last; concluding; closing; terminal
     Antonyms: 首, 初, 始
     末代 - the last (in one's lineage)
     末日 - doomsday; apocalypse
     末 法 時期 - Dharma-ending age
5. insignificant; trivial; inferior; low-priority; low-class
     捨本逐末 - pursuing the unimportant while neglecting the essential
6. powder; fine particulate matter
     粉末 - powder
7. (literary, dated) not; none; no (negative indicator)
     Synonyms: 未, 莫, 無
8. (mo) (a category of male roles in traditional Chinese theatre and opera)
me 9. (Same as) 麼.
10. (Used to mark a conditional subordinate clause.)
     要是 儂 一家頭 拿 勿 到 末，叫 個 人 來 幫忙。 - tr=2iau zr&3non&4iq ka deu&3nau veq tau meq&2jiau hheq&3nyin&3le&1paan maan, If you can’t carry it on your own, ask for someone to help., SH
     儂 勿 去 蘇州 末，要 告訴 我 一聲。 - tr=3non&5veq qi&1su tseu meq&2iau+2kau su&3ngu&4iq san, If you're not going to Suzhou, let me know., ref=2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 309, SH
11. (Used to mark the topic in a topic-comment construction.)
     新 衣裳 末，我 已經 買 了 兩 件。 - tr=1xi i zaan meq&3ngu&2i jin&3ma leq&3lian ji, ref=2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 309, As for the new clothes, I've already bought two of them., SH

芥 ⇨ 艹 + 介
Component Pinyin Meanings
艸 1. grass
2. Variant of 草
介 jiè 1. to lie between
2. to relate two things; to connect; to link; to introduce
3. to assist; to help
4. to hang; to suspend
5. to rely on; to depend on
6. firm; persistent; unswerving
7. such; like this; this kind of
8. Original form of 界 (boundary; role; duty)
9. iota; tiny bit. Alternative form of 芥
10. seashell; shell
11. to wear armour
12. (Min Dong) again; re-
13. (Taiwan) zepto- (SI unit prefix)
     Synonyms: 仄
14. (Wu) (used to indicate a degree)
     介 大 - tr=1ka&3du, so big, SH
15. (Hong Kong) (Informal shorthand for gai1.)
16. (Hakka) Alternative form of 個 (-, t=(particle; classifier))

介 ⇨ 人 + 丿 + 丨
Component Pinyin Meanings
人 rén 1. man; person; people
     人類 (rénlèi) - humans
     那 人 是 誰？ (Nà rén shì shéi?) - Who is that person?
     嗰個 人jan4-2 係 邊個 嚟 㗎？ - Who is that person?
     有人 敲門 了。 (Yǒurén qiāomén le.) - Someone knocked on the door.
2. a person associated with a particular identity or trait; -er
     主持人 (zhǔchírén) - host
     北京人 (Běijīngrén) - Beijinger
     香港人 - Hongkonger
3. body
     人 在 心 不 在 (rén zài xīn bù zài) - the body is here but the heart is not
     這 兩 天 人 不大 舒服。 (Zhè liǎng tiān rén bùdà shūfú.) - I lit. the body haven't been feeling that well these few days.
     今天 上午 你 人 在 哪？ (Jīntiān shàngwǔ nǐ rén zài nǎ?) - Where have you been this morning?
4. everybody; everyone
     人手.一冊 (rénshǒu yīcè) - It's a bestseller. (lit. Everyone has a copy.)
     人所共知 (rénsuǒgòngzhī) - common knowledge
5. other people; others
     人云.亦云 (rényún yìyún) - to follow the crowd (lit. to say what others say)
     害人害己 (hàirénhàijǐ) - to harm others and onself
6. physical, psychological or moral quality or condition; character; personality
     就我所知，他 人 不錯。 (Jiùwǒsuǒzhī, tā rén bùcuò.) - As far as I know, he is kind (lit. his personality is not bad).
     我 不 知道 他 是 什麼 人。 (Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shì shénme rén.) - I don't know what kind of person he is.
     佢 到底 係 咩 人 嚟㗎？ - Exactly what kind of person is he?
7. manpower; worker; employee
     我們 公司 正 缺 人。 (Wǒmen gōngsī zhèng quē rén.) - Our company is short on manpower right now.
8. talent; person of talent
9. (obsolete) common people; commoner
10. adult; grown-up
     長zhǎng大 成人 (zhǎngdà chéng'rén) - to grow up to be an adult
11. (Cantonese) (used as a dummy pronoun); someone; others
12. (Zhao'an Hakka) pluralizes a personal pronoun
     ?人、你人、佢人 (ngài ngìn, ngì ngìn, kì ngìn) - we, you all, they
13. (obsolete) sexual intercourse
     人道 (réndào) - sexual intercourse
     人事 (rénshì) - sexual intercourse
14. (obsolete) company; companion; friend
15. artificial; man-made
     人禍 (rénhuò) - human disaster
16. (obsolete) human affairs; ways of the world
17. (obsolete) mortal world; earthly word
18. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (kernel, tr=rén)
19. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (charity, tr=rén)
20. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (loving; kind, tr=rén)
21. (Beijing) Lenition of rénjia.
     別 磨蹭ceng 啦，人 在zǎi 外頭tou 等 著着zhe 我們 呢！ (Bié móceng la, rén zǎi wàitou děng zhe wǒmen ne!) - Stop dilly-dallying. He/She/They is/are waiting for us outside!, M-UIB
     哎呀，人 孩子zi 考上shang 哈佛 大學 啦，多 出息xi 呀！ (Āiya, rén háizi kǎoshang Hāfó Dàxué la, duō chūxi ya!) - Geez, his/her/their kid got into Harvard University. How promising!, M-UIB
     人 別人ren 都 不 吱zī聲sheng兒r，就 他 把 這zhèi 事兒r 給 說 出chu來lai 了。 - , M-UIB, Rén biéren dōu bù zīshengr, jiù tā bǎ zhèi shìr gěi shuō chulai le.
22. (Taishanese) paternal grandmother
丿 piě 1. slash
yì 2. left-falling stroke, usually read as 撇
3. to arrive
丨 gǔn 1. line
2. be through up and down