A Study on the Quasi-affix of “宅”

This paper is an example study on the phenomenon of quasi-affixation of “宅” With the rapid development of social life, people tend to a more suitable lifestyle. The corresponding “宅” words are used more and more frequently in life. Therefore, this paper takes “宅” as the object of investigation, makes a concrete analysis of “宅” words from a diachronic perspective, and reveals the origin of “宅” in “X 宅” words and the process of quasi-affixation.First of all, the modern Chinese affix “宅” comes from the morpheme “宅” in the Japanese loanword “御宅”. Secondly, “宅” finally completed the quasi-affixation after going through a series of processes, such as loanword translation, syllable abbreviation, syllable morpheme and classification. Finally, due to the limitation of space, this paper only discusses the affixation-like process of “宅”, a multi-syllable monosyllabic loan word originated from loanwords translation. Although there are still some limitations in the content, I hope it can provide a reference for the follow-up research.