现代汉语中“子”的作用

The Function of “子”in Modern Chinese Character

“子”在汉语中出现的频率极高 ,它是一个组词能力非常强的具有语法意义的名词词缀。名词后缀“子”蕴涵着极其丰富的文化内容 ,它不仅有满足结构要求的作用 ,还有构成语形、区别词义。

The Chinese character “子” is used very often in Chinese, and it is a noun affixation with a very strong ability of(word)formation in grammar. The Chinese character “子” has extremely substantial cultural content, which not only has the function to meet the requirement of structure, but also the functions to form the morphology, distinguish the sense of words, transform the part of speech and express emotional colours.