Chinese symbol for “modifier”
修饰语
xiū shì yǔ
Traditional: 修飾語
(grammar) modifier; qualifier; adjunct
The closest CC-CEDICT match for modifier is 修饰语 (xiū shì yǔ), defined as: (grammar) modifier; qualifier; adjunct.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “modifier”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 修饰语.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 修改 | xiū gǎi | to amend; to alter |
| 维修 (維修) | wéi xiū | maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain |
| 修正 | xiū zhèng | to revise; to amend; to rectify |
| 修复 (修復) | xiū fù | to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc) |
| 修订 (修訂) | xiū dìng | to revise |
| 修建 | xiū jiàn | to build; to construct |
| 装饰 (裝飾) | zhuāng shì | to decorate; decoration |
| 服饰 (服飾) | fú shì | apparel; clothing and personal adornment |
| 语言 (語言) | yǔ yán | language; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “modifier”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.