件

jiàn

item

component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc

person (亻) + ox (牛) = a countable item

In ancient China, cattle were a primary unit of value and trade — each ox counted as a discrete, transferable item. A person handling cattle gave rise to the idea of countable, classifiable things.

亻+牛→件
亻A personSemantic
牛OxSemantic

她买了两件新衣服。

tā mǎi le liǎng jiàn xīn yīfu。

She bought two new pieces of clothing.

这件事情很难处理。

zhè jiàn shìqing hěn nán chǔlǐ。

This matter is very difficult to handle.

Words with 件

电子器件

diàn zǐ qì jiàn

electric equipment

必要条件

bì yào tiáo jiàn

requirement

软件开发

ruǎn jiàn kāi fā

software development

附件

fù jiàn

appendix (in a document)

邮件

yóu jiàn

mail

文件

wén jiàn

document

元器件

yuán qì jiàn

component

软件系统

ruǎn jiàn xì tǒng

software system

恶意软件

è yì ruǎn jiàn

malware (computing)

部件

bù jiàn

part; component

配件挂勾

pèi jiàn guà gōu

accessory hook

配件

pèi jiàn

component

More characters with 亻

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