保护法 (bǎo hù fǎ) — protection law (a law designed to protect certain rights, interests, or resources)

Definition

noun
protection law (a law designed to protect certain rights, interests, or resources)
Measure word · 部

Examples

  • 保护法。
    Zhè bù bǎo hù fǎ zhǔ yào bǎo hù yě shēng dòng wù.
    This protection law mainly protects wild animals.
  • 保护法。
    Xīn chū tái de bǎo hù fǎ duì xiāo fèi zhě quán yì yǒu gèng quán miàn de bǎo zhàng.
    The newly introduced protection law provides more comprehensive protection for consumer rights.
  • 保护法。
    Shù jù bǎo hù fǎ de shí shī xū yào qǐ yè hé gè rén gòng tóng nǔ lì.
    The implementation of data protection laws requires joint effort from businesses and individuals.

Origin

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.

保护protect
保bǎoprotect护hùprotect
联合Side by side
法fǎlaw

保护法 joins 保护 protect and 法 law, meaning a law designed for protection.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

保 originally showed a person 人 carrying a child 子 on their back, which led to the sense of protecting.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
户
户hù护hù
Same sound today

护 combines 扌 (the hand form 手) with 户, which gives the sound hù.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
廌廌zhìa type of antelope or caprid
Sound part声符shēngfú
盍
盍hé法fǎ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

法's older form combined 氵 (water) and 廌 (a type of antelope or caprid), with 盍 as a sound part; later 廌 was dropped.

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