书签 (shū qiān) — bookmark | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bookmark

Measure word · 张

书签。
Wǒ xǐ huan bǎ shū qiān jiá zài zhèng zài kàn de shū lǐ.
I like to put a bookmark in the book I'm currently reading.
书签。
Tā sòng le wǒ yì méi jīng měi de jīn shǔ shū qiān.
She gave me a beautiful metal bookmark.
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Zhè běn xiǎo shuō de zuì hòu yí yè jiá zhe yì zhāng jiù shū qiān.
There is an old bookmark tucked into the last page of this novel.

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.

The 书 sense of book with 签 gives a marker or tag placed in a book.

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 籤; 签 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 签 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (签, 签订) it is 簽; in others it is 籤.

竹韱籤

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

韱

韱xiān籤⁰qiān(r)

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

The traditional form 籤 shows 竹, bamboo, for the material, plus 韱 to give the sound; the simplified 签 is a later shorthand.

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