书库 (shū kù) — stack room; stacks (in a library); (figurative)…

Definition

noun

stack roomstacks (in a library)(figurative) a mine of informationa place rich in knowledge

Measure word · 个

书库，。
Zhè ge dà xué de shū kù hěn dà, lǐ miàn yǒu shàng bǎi wàn běn shū.
This university's stack room is very large, with millions of books inside.
书库。
Tā jīng cháng zài shū kù lǐ chá zhǎo zī liào.
He often looks up materials in the stacks.
，书库。
Duì lì shǐ xué jiā lái shuō, zhè ge dàng àn guǎn jiǎn zhí shì gè shū kù.
For historians, this archive is simply a mine of information.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

书 means book and 库 store; together they name a store for books.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 書; 书 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

聿聿yùwriting brush

Sound part声符shēngfú

者

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 書 uses 聿, a writing brush, and 者 for its sound; the simplified 书 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 庫; 库 is its simplified writing.

广車庫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎngbuilding

Sound part声符shēngfú

車

車jū庫kù

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 庫 pairs 广 (building) with 車 (sound); the building part points to a storehouse. The simplified 库 is a later shorthand.

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