语素

語素

yǔsù

noun

Meanings

1 morpheme
2 smallest meaningful unit of language

Characters

Examples

汉语的语素一般是一个字。

Hànyǔ de yǔsù yībān shì yī gè zì.

A Chinese morpheme is generally a single character.

词是由一个或几个语素组成的。

Cí shì yóu yī gè huò jǐ gè yǔsù zǔchéng de.

A word is composed of one or more morphemes.

Tips

usage

Linguistics term. Chinese is typically analyzed as one morpheme per character, though loanwords like 葡萄 (grape) or 咖啡 (coffee) are single morphemes spread across multiple characters. Related: 词根 (root), 词缀 (affix), 单音节语素 (monosyllabic morpheme).

Stroke Order

语 yǔ

素 sù