Why 偏 has a meaning of partial?












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For example, 偏導數 means partial derivative. But my intuition on this character is inclined and remote. How can I derive this meaning from the regular meaning of 偏?



From 説文解字 I got this




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(偏) 頗也。頗、頭偏也。引伸爲凡偏之偁。故以頗釋偏。二字雙聲。尙書。無偏無頗。絫言之也。周易翩翩。古文作偏偏。从人。扁聲。芳連切。十二部。







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  • Partial actually can mean inclined (towards one side). What’s the opposite of an impartial judge?

    – droooze
    7 hours ago











  • 偏导数=partial derivative

    – Zuriel
    1 hour ago
















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For example, 偏導數 means partial derivative. But my intuition on this character is inclined and remote. How can I derive this meaning from the regular meaning of 偏?



From 説文解字 I got this




enter image description here
(偏) 頗也。頗、頭偏也。引伸爲凡偏之偁。故以頗釋偏。二字雙聲。尙書。無偏無頗。絫言之也。周易翩翩。古文作偏偏。从人。扁聲。芳連切。十二部。







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  • Partial actually can mean inclined (towards one side). What’s the opposite of an impartial judge?

    – droooze
    7 hours ago











  • 偏导数=partial derivative

    – Zuriel
    1 hour ago














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For example, 偏導數 means partial derivative. But my intuition on this character is inclined and remote. How can I derive this meaning from the regular meaning of 偏?



From 説文解字 I got this




enter image description here
(偏) 頗也。頗、頭偏也。引伸爲凡偏之偁。故以頗釋偏。二字雙聲。尙書。無偏無頗。絫言之也。周易翩翩。古文作偏偏。从人。扁聲。芳連切。十二部。







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For example, 偏導數 means partial derivative. But my intuition on this character is inclined and remote. How can I derive this meaning from the regular meaning of 偏?



From 説文解字 I got this




enter image description here
(偏) 頗也。頗、頭偏也。引伸爲凡偏之偁。故以頗釋偏。二字雙聲。尙書。無偏無頗。絫言之也。周易翩翩。古文作偏偏。从人。扁聲。芳連切。十二部。







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  • Partial actually can mean inclined (towards one side). What’s the opposite of an impartial judge?

    – droooze
    7 hours ago











  • 偏导数=partial derivative

    – Zuriel
    1 hour ago



















  • Partial actually can mean inclined (towards one side). What’s the opposite of an impartial judge?

    – droooze
    7 hours ago











  • 偏导数=partial derivative

    – Zuriel
    1 hour ago

















Partial actually can mean inclined (towards one side). What’s the opposite of an impartial judge?

– droooze
7 hours ago





Partial actually can mean inclined (towards one side). What’s the opposite of an impartial judge?

– droooze
7 hours ago













偏导数=partial derivative

– Zuriel
1 hour ago





偏导数=partial derivative

– Zuriel
1 hour ago










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偏's core meaning is 'lean to the side' as in 偏右(lean right) or 偏左 (lean left)



That meaning extended to represent 'away from center' as in 偏僻 (remote/ isolated) and 偏遠 (remote / far away)



Notice: '偏遠地區' (remote area) is referring 'an area that is far away from the center of a country'. Even it is remote, that area is still 'a part of the whole country. Therefore, 偏 also obtained the meaning of 'a part of' (partial) by the virtue of opposing 全(whole)



The idiom "以偏概全" - "generalize the whole by examine only part of it" illustrated 偏 (partial/ incomplete) is the opposite of 全 (whole/complete)



The "away from center" meaning of 偏 further extended to mean "away from the main stream" , therefore 偏 also contains the meaning of 'non-standard' as in 偏方 (deviant prescription)






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  • If remote area is a part of the whole therefore it obtained the meaning, how about central area? Central don't have that meaning.

    – Scripps
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  • @Scripps "偏" opposite "中" . Example: "central area" (中心地帶) opposite "remote area" (偏遠地帶); "中肯言論" ( unbiased opinion) opposite "偏頗言論" (biased opinion). So, "Central" ( 中 ) does have the extended meaning of "unbiased"; As mentioned before, "偏" (part) also opposite "全" (whole)

    – Tang Ho
    31 mins ago













  • 偏區 (remote area) vs. 全境 (The whole territory)

    – Tang Ho
    24 mins ago





















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Not too sure what the question is exactly. "How can I derive this meaning for [sic] (from??) the regular meaning of 偏?"



Don't derive the meaning, look it up!



You can find the regular meanings of 偏 here：




  1. 不全面，不正确：偏爱。偏见。偏激。偏狭。偏执。偏废。偏颇。偏听。偏信。


'partial' originally meant 'one-sided, biased （偏颇）‘ then 'not whole, incomplete'



If you want to get the meaning from the character alone, I think that won't work for a great many Chinese characters.



偏：人 + 扁

扁：户 + 冊



For some characters you can pretty much get the meaning from the picture:



集：隹 + 木 = gather (like birds in a tree at dusk)
娶：取 + 女 = marry






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  • "meant 'one-sided, biased （偏颇）‘ then 'not whole, incomplete' " Can you tell me how does "then" come about?

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偏's core meaning is 'lean to the side' as in 偏右(lean right) or 偏左 (lean left)



That meaning extended to represent 'away from center' as in 偏僻 (remote/ isolated) and 偏遠 (remote / far away)



Notice: '偏遠地區' (remote area) is referring 'an area that is far away from the center of a country'. Even it is remote, that area is still 'a part of the whole country. Therefore, 偏 also obtained the meaning of 'a part of' (partial) by the virtue of opposing 全(whole)



The idiom "以偏概全" - "generalize the whole by examine only part of it" illustrated 偏 (partial/ incomplete) is the opposite of 全 (whole/complete)



The "away from center" meaning of 偏 further extended to mean "away from the main stream" , therefore 偏 also contains the meaning of 'non-standard' as in 偏方 (deviant prescription)






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  • If remote area is a part of the whole therefore it obtained the meaning, how about central area? Central don't have that meaning.

    – Scripps
    44 mins ago











  • @Scripps "偏" opposite "中" . Example: "central area" (中心地帶) opposite "remote area" (偏遠地帶); "中肯言論" ( unbiased opinion) opposite "偏頗言論" (biased opinion). So, "Central" ( 中 ) does have the extended meaning of "unbiased"; As mentioned before, "偏" (part) also opposite "全" (whole)

    – Tang Ho
    31 mins ago













  • 偏區 (remote area) vs. 全境 (The whole territory)

    – Tang Ho
    24 mins ago


















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偏's core meaning is 'lean to the side' as in 偏右(lean right) or 偏左 (lean left)



That meaning extended to represent 'away from center' as in 偏僻 (remote/ isolated) and 偏遠 (remote / far away)



Notice: '偏遠地區' (remote area) is referring 'an area that is far away from the center of a country'. Even it is remote, that area is still 'a part of the whole country. Therefore, 偏 also obtained the meaning of 'a part of' (partial) by the virtue of opposing 全(whole)



The idiom "以偏概全" - "generalize the whole by examine only part of it" illustrated 偏 (partial/ incomplete) is the opposite of 全 (whole/complete)



The "away from center" meaning of 偏 further extended to mean "away from the main stream" , therefore 偏 also contains the meaning of 'non-standard' as in 偏方 (deviant prescription)






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  • If remote area is a part of the whole therefore it obtained the meaning, how about central area? Central don't have that meaning.

    – Scripps
    44 mins ago











  • @Scripps "偏" opposite "中" . Example: "central area" (中心地帶) opposite "remote area" (偏遠地帶); "中肯言論" ( unbiased opinion) opposite "偏頗言論" (biased opinion). So, "Central" ( 中 ) does have the extended meaning of "unbiased"; As mentioned before, "偏" (part) also opposite "全" (whole)

    – Tang Ho
    31 mins ago













  • 偏區 (remote area) vs. 全境 (The whole territory)

    – Tang Ho
    24 mins ago
















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偏's core meaning is 'lean to the side' as in 偏右(lean right) or 偏左 (lean left)



That meaning extended to represent 'away from center' as in 偏僻 (remote/ isolated) and 偏遠 (remote / far away)



Notice: '偏遠地區' (remote area) is referring 'an area that is far away from the center of a country'. Even it is remote, that area is still 'a part of the whole country. Therefore, 偏 also obtained the meaning of 'a part of' (partial) by the virtue of opposing 全(whole)



The idiom "以偏概全" - "generalize the whole by examine only part of it" illustrated 偏 (partial/ incomplete) is the opposite of 全 (whole/complete)



The "away from center" meaning of 偏 further extended to mean "away from the main stream" , therefore 偏 also contains the meaning of 'non-standard' as in 偏方 (deviant prescription)






share|improve this answer















偏's core meaning is 'lean to the side' as in 偏右(lean right) or 偏左 (lean left)



That meaning extended to represent 'away from center' as in 偏僻 (remote/ isolated) and 偏遠 (remote / far away)



Notice: '偏遠地區' (remote area) is referring 'an area that is far away from the center of a country'. Even it is remote, that area is still 'a part of the whole country. Therefore, 偏 also obtained the meaning of 'a part of' (partial) by the virtue of opposing 全(whole)



The idiom "以偏概全" - "generalize the whole by examine only part of it" illustrated 偏 (partial/ incomplete) is the opposite of 全 (whole/complete)



The "away from center" meaning of 偏 further extended to mean "away from the main stream" , therefore 偏 also contains the meaning of 'non-standard' as in 偏方 (deviant prescription)







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  • If remote area is a part of the whole therefore it obtained the meaning, how about central area? Central don't have that meaning.

    – Scripps
    44 mins ago











  • @Scripps "偏" opposite "中" . Example: "central area" (中心地帶) opposite "remote area" (偏遠地帶); "中肯言論" ( unbiased opinion) opposite "偏頗言論" (biased opinion). So, "Central" ( 中 ) does have the extended meaning of "unbiased"; As mentioned before, "偏" (part) also opposite "全" (whole)

    – Tang Ho
    31 mins ago













  • 偏區 (remote area) vs. 全境 (The whole territory)

    – Tang Ho
    24 mins ago





















  • If remote area is a part of the whole therefore it obtained the meaning, how about central area? Central don't have that meaning.

    – Scripps
    44 mins ago











  • @Scripps "偏" opposite "中" . Example: "central area" (中心地帶) opposite "remote area" (偏遠地帶); "中肯言論" ( unbiased opinion) opposite "偏頗言論" (biased opinion). So, "Central" ( 中 ) does have the extended meaning of "unbiased"; As mentioned before, "偏" (part) also opposite "全" (whole)

    – Tang Ho
    31 mins ago













  • 偏區 (remote area) vs. 全境 (The whole territory)

    – Tang Ho
    24 mins ago



















If remote area is a part of the whole therefore it obtained the meaning, how about central area? Central don't have that meaning.

– Scripps
44 mins ago





If remote area is a part of the whole therefore it obtained the meaning, how about central area? Central don't have that meaning.

– Scripps
44 mins ago













@Scripps "偏" opposite "中" . Example: "central area" (中心地帶) opposite "remote area" (偏遠地帶); "中肯言論" ( unbiased opinion) opposite "偏頗言論" (biased opinion). So, "Central" ( 中 ) does have the extended meaning of "unbiased"; As mentioned before, "偏" (part) also opposite "全" (whole)

– Tang Ho
31 mins ago







@Scripps "偏" opposite "中" . Example: "central area" (中心地帶) opposite "remote area" (偏遠地帶); "中肯言論" ( unbiased opinion) opposite "偏頗言論" (biased opinion). So, "Central" ( 中 ) does have the extended meaning of "unbiased"; As mentioned before, "偏" (part) also opposite "全" (whole)

– Tang Ho
31 mins ago















偏區 (remote area) vs. 全境 (The whole territory)

– Tang Ho
24 mins ago







偏區 (remote area) vs. 全境 (The whole territory)

– Tang Ho
24 mins ago













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Not too sure what the question is exactly. "How can I derive this meaning for [sic] (from??) the regular meaning of 偏?"



Don't derive the meaning, look it up!



You can find the regular meanings of 偏 here：




  1. 不全面，不正确：偏爱。偏见。偏激。偏狭。偏执。偏废。偏颇。偏听。偏信。


'partial' originally meant 'one-sided, biased （偏颇）‘ then 'not whole, incomplete'



If you want to get the meaning from the character alone, I think that won't work for a great many Chinese characters.



偏：人 + 扁

扁：户 + 冊



For some characters you can pretty much get the meaning from the picture:



集：隹 + 木 = gather (like birds in a tree at dusk)
娶：取 + 女 = marry






share|improve this answer
























  • "meant 'one-sided, biased （偏颇）‘ then 'not whole, incomplete' " Can you tell me how does "then" come about?

    – Scripps
    4 hours ago


















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Not too sure what the question is exactly. "How can I derive this meaning for [sic] (from??) the regular meaning of 偏?"



Don't derive the meaning, look it up!



You can find the regular meanings of 偏 here：




  1. 不全面，不正确：偏爱。偏见。偏激。偏狭。偏执。偏废。偏颇。偏听。偏信。


'partial' originally meant 'one-sided, biased （偏颇）‘ then 'not whole, incomplete'



If you want to get the meaning from the character alone, I think that won't work for a great many Chinese characters.



偏：人 + 扁

扁：户 + 冊



For some characters you can pretty much get the meaning from the picture:



集：隹 + 木 = gather (like birds in a tree at dusk)
娶：取 + 女 = marry






share|improve this answer
























  • "meant 'one-sided, biased （偏颇）‘ then 'not whole, incomplete' " Can you tell me how does "then" come about?

    – Scripps
    4 hours ago
















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Not too sure what the question is exactly. "How can I derive this meaning for [sic] (from??) the regular meaning of 偏?"



Don't derive the meaning, look it up!



You can find the regular meanings of 偏 here：




  1. 不全面，不正确：偏爱。偏见。偏激。偏狭。偏执。偏废。偏颇。偏听。偏信。


'partial' originally meant 'one-sided, biased （偏颇）‘ then 'not whole, incomplete'



If you want to get the meaning from the character alone, I think that won't work for a great many Chinese characters.



偏：人 + 扁

扁：户 + 冊



For some characters you can pretty much get the meaning from the picture:



集：隹 + 木 = gather (like birds in a tree at dusk)
娶：取 + 女 = marry






share|improve this answer













Not too sure what the question is exactly. "How can I derive this meaning for [sic] (from??) the regular meaning of 偏?"



Don't derive the meaning, look it up!



You can find the regular meanings of 偏 here：




  1. 不全面，不正确：偏爱。偏见。偏激。偏狭。偏执。偏废。偏颇。偏听。偏信。


'partial' originally meant 'one-sided, biased （偏颇）‘ then 'not whole, incomplete'



If you want to get the meaning from the character alone, I think that won't work for a great many Chinese characters.



偏：人 + 扁

扁：户 + 冊



For some characters you can pretty much get the meaning from the picture:



集：隹 + 木 = gather (like birds in a tree at dusk)
娶：取 + 女 = marry







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"meant 'one-sided, biased （偏颇）‘ then 'not whole, incomplete' " Can you tell me how does "then" come about?

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格利泽436b 太陽系外行星 太陽系外行星列表 艺术家笔下的格利泽436b 母恆星 母恆星 Gliese 436 星座 獅子座 赤經 ( α ) 11 h  42 m  11.0941 s [1] 赤緯 ( δ ) +26° 42′ 23.652″ [1] 距離 33.4 ly (10.2 pc) 光譜類型 M2.5 V [1] 軌道參數 半长轴 ( a ) 0.0291±0.0004 [2] AU 軌道離心率 ( e ) 0.150±0.012 [2] 公轉週期 ( P ) 2.643904±0.000005 [3] d (0.00723849 y) 軌道傾角 ( i ) 85.8 +0.21 −0.25 [3] ° 角距 ( θ ) 2.794 mas 近星點時間 ( T 0 ) 2,451,551.716 ±0.01 JD 半振幅 ( K ) 18.68±0.8 m/s 物理性质 质量 ( m ) 22.2±1.0 [2] M ⊕ 半徑 ( r ) 4.327±0.183 [2] [4] R ⊕ 密度 ( ρ ) 1.51 g cm -3 表面重力 ( g ) 1.18 g 溫度 ( T ) 712±36 [2] K 發現 發現時間 2004 發現者 巴特勒、沃格特、 馬西 et al. 發現方法 徑向速度、凌日法 發現地點 美國加利福尼亞州 發表論文 出版 其他名稱 Ross 905 b, GJ 436 b, [5] LTT 13213 b, GCTP 2704.10 b, LHS 310, AC+27:28217 b, Vyssotsky 616 b, HIP 57087 b, GEN# +9.80120068 b, LP 319-75 b, G 121-7 b, LSPM J1142+2642 b, 1RXS J114211.9+264328 b, ASCC 683818 b, G 147-68 b, UCAC2 41198281 b, BP...
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