信息网 (xìn xī wǎng) — information network | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

information network

Measure word · 个

Examples

信息网。
Zhè ge xìn xī wǎng fù gài le zhěng gè chéng shì.
This information network covers the entire city.
信息网。
Gōng sī zhèng zài jiàn shè yí gè nèi bù xìn xī wǎng.
The company is building an internal information network.
信息网。
Hù lián wǎng shì yí gè quán qiú xìng de xìn xī wǎng.
The internet is a global information network.

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.

信息information

信xìnmessage息xīnews

联合Side by side

网wǎngnetwork

信 (message) and 息 (news) make 信息, which describes a 网 (network).

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánwords

Sound part声符shēngfú

人

人rén信xìn

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

信 pairs 人 as the sound part with 言 (words) as the meaning part.

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

自心息

自自zìnose
心心xīnheart

In 息, 自 is nose and 心 is heart, showing breath or life passing through one's nose.

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 網; 网 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìrope

Sound part声符shēngfú

罔

罔wǎng網wǎng

Same sound today

The traditional form 網 pairs 糸 (rope) with 罔 to give the sound; the simplified 网 is a later shorthand.

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