稿件 (gǎojiàn) · manuscript

稿件 (gǎojiàn) means “manuscript; article (for publishing)”. It is written with 2 characters: 稿 (draft) + 件 (measure word for clothes, matters etc.). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 稿件 is built

The characters

稿 gǎo · draft

What 稿 is made of

禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
  - 十 — ten
  - 八bā — eight
高gāo — tall
- 亠tóu — lid
  - 丶 — dot
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冋jiōng — desert
  - 冂 — frame
  - 口kǒu — mouth

件 jiàn · measure word for clothes, matters etc.

What 件 is made of

亻rén — person
牛niú — ox

Origin hint: A man 亻 dividing up a cow 牛 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

编辑每天要看很多稿件。Biānjí měitiān yào kàn hěnduō gǎojiàn.Editors read many manuscripts every day.

请在周五前把稿件发给我。Qǐng zài zhōuwǔ qián bǎ gǎojiàn fāgěi wǒ.Please send me the article before Friday.

Questions about 稿件

What does 稿件 mean?

稿件 (gǎojiàn) means “manuscript; article (for publishing)”.

How do you pronounce 稿件?

稿件 is pronounced gǎojiàn.

Which HSK level is 稿件?

稿件 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 稿件 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 63: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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