The Study of the Structure and Meaning of the Word “走 (zǒu)” as a Component in Chinese Language
Keywords:
words, structures, meanings, Chinese languageAbstract
The research aims to study the structure of the Chinese words that have the word “走(zǒu)” as a component, and to study the meaning of the word “走(zǒu)” in the words as well as to analyze the relation between the structure and the meaning of the words that are consisted of “走(zǒu)”
The result of the study shows that the grammatical structures of the words that are consisted of the word “走(zǒu)” both in the form of “走+X” and “X+走” cam be categorized in 4 groups which are verb – object, verb – complement, extension – main word, and parallel structures. The verb – object structure is the main format structure of the words that are consisted of “走(zǒu)”
From the study of the meaning of the word “走(zǒu)” as a component, it shows that there are 18 different meanings which are 1) the action of moving forward of human, land animals, and bird, 2) to run, 3) to walk quickly, 4) to move, to be moved, and the occurrence of movement, 5) the tendency and the possibilities of something, 6) to leave, 7) to go, 8) to escape, 9) to visit, 10) the leak or to transpire, 11) to change or losing the original form, 12) to be not accurate or distorted, 13) to mistake or fault, 14) to travel, 15) to wander, 16)to do something, to carry out, or to act, 17) to meet or to run into something, and 18) to transport or to deliver. The study also discovers 5 groups of the meanings which are not included in the Contemporary Chinese Dictionary and Chángyòng gòucí zìdiǎn which are the meaning in group 3, 12, 13, 15, and 18.
The result of the study of the structure and meaning of the words with “走(zǒu)” as a component suggests that the structure and meaning are significantly related for instance, the structure of verb – object (走+Noun) with same type of object tend to have relatively the same meaning.
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