Why 偏 has a meaning of partial?

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

(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

(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

add a comment |

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

(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

(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

add a comment |

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

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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
56 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
43 mins ago

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

– Tang Ho
36 mins ago

add a comment |

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：

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

answered 6 hours ago

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

– Scripps
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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)

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)

edited 32 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

Tang Ho

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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
56 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
43 mins ago

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

– Tang Ho
36 mins ago

add a comment |

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)

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)

edited 32 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

Tang Ho

28.3k1641

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
56 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
43 mins ago

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

– Tang Ho
36 mins ago

add a comment |

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)

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)

edited 32 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

Tang Ho

28.3k1641

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)

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)

edited 32 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

Tang Ho

28.3k1641

edited 32 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

Tang Ho

28.3k1641

answered 1 hour ago

Tang Ho

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answered 1 hour ago

Tang Ho

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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
56 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
43 mins ago

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

– Tang Ho
36 mins ago

add a comment |

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
56 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
43 mins ago

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

– Tang Ho
36 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
56 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
43 mins ago

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

– Tang Ho
36 mins ago

add a comment |

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：

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

answered 6 hours ago

Pedroski

5,3152816

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

– Scripps
5 hours ago

add a comment |

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：

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

answered 6 hours ago

Pedroski

5,3152816

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

– Scripps
5 hours ago

add a comment |

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：

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

answered 6 hours ago

Pedroski

5,3152816

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：

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

answered 6 hours ago

Pedroski

5,3152816

answered 6 hours ago

Pedroski

5,3152816

answered 6 hours ago

Pedroski

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answered 6 hours ago

Pedroski

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

– Scripps
5 hours ago

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

– Scripps
5 hours ago

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

– Scripps
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