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假条 (jià tiáo) — leave request form; leave permit slip

Definition

noun
leave request formleave permit slip
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • ，假条。
    Wǒ míng tiān qǐng jià, xū yào xiě yì zhāng jià tiáo.
    I'm asking for leave tomorrow, so I need to write a leave note.
  • 假条。
    Tā de jià tiáo yǐ jīng jiāo gěi lǎo bǎn le.
    He has already submitted his leave request to the boss.
  • 假条。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng jià tiáo fàng zài zhuō shàng.
    Please put this leave slip on the table.

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.

假jiǎleave
条tiáoslip

假 means leave and 条 a slip, together naming a leave request slip.

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
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
叚
叚jiǎ假jiǎ
Same sound today

假 pairs 亻 (person) with 叚, which gives the sound jiǎ.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 條; 条 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
攸
攸yōu條tiáo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 條 pairs 木, a small branch or stick, with 攸, which shows a person warned by a hand holding a stick, as a sound part; 条 is a later shortened shape.

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