荐

薦

jiàn

存 + 艹

Definitions

jiàn (verb) to recommend

jiàn (noun) grass mat; straw mat

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 存 represents the sound. Simplified form of 薦. Based on the original meaning "pasture, straw mat". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

About

荐 is now used as a verb meaning 'to recommend'. It is the simplified form of 薦, which combined the grass radical 艹 with 廌 (a mythical beast) and originally meant pasture grass or a straw mat. The simplified form replaces 廌 with 存, creating a phonosemantic compound: 艹 indicates the meaning 'grass' and 存 gives the sound. The original meaning of 荐 was likewise 'pasture' or 'straw mat'; its current meaning 'recommend' is a phonetic loan.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

我推荐这本书。

Wǒ tuījiàn zhè běn shū.

I recommend this book.

老师推荐了一部好电影。

Lǎoshī tuījiàn le yí bù hǎo diànyǐng.

The teacher recommended a good movie.

他向我推荐了这家公司。

Tā xiàng wǒ tuījiàn le zhè jiā gōngsī.

He recommended this company to me.

我强烈推荐你尝试一下。

Wǒ qiángliè tuījiàn nǐ chángshì yíxià.

I strongly recommend you give it a try.

这份工作是他朋友推荐的。

Zhè fèn gōngzuò shì tā péngyou tuījiàn de.

This job was recommended by his friend.

我把自己推荐给了那家招聘单位。

Wǒ bǎ zìjǐ tuījiàn gěi le nà jiā zhāopìn dānwèi.

I recommended myself to that recruiting unit.

根据用户反馈，我们推荐以下解决方案。

Gēnjù yònghù fǎnkuì, wǒmen tuījiàn yǐxià jiějué fāng'àn.

Based on user feedback, we recommend the following solutions.

委员会将荐举优秀人才担任这个职务。

Wěiyuánhuì jiāng jiànjǔ yōuxiù réncái dānrèn zhège zhíwù.

The committee will recommend outstanding talent to assume this position.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 存

Component: 艹

荐