后缀

後綴

hòuzhuì

noun #36,572

Measure Word

一个后缀 gè

Meanings

1 suffix (linguistics)
2 file extension (computing)

Characters

to sew / attach

Examples

这个文件的后缀是 .txt。

Zhège wénjiàn de hòuzhuì shì diǎn tī-ài-ài-kè-sī.

This file's extension is .txt.

'化' 是一个常见的汉语后缀。

'Huà' shì yīgè chángjiàn de hànyǔ hòuzhuì.

'化' is a common Chinese suffix.

Tips

usage

后 (after) + 缀 (to sew on / attach) — 'attached after'. Pairs with 前缀 (qiánzhuì, prefix / attached before). In tech contexts refers to file extensions (.txt, .jpg, .exe); in grammar, to suffixes like 化, 们, 子.

Stroke Order

后 hòu

缀 zhuì