和局 (hé jú) — a draw, a tie (in a game or competition); a state of peace or stalemate (less common, metaphorical)

Definition

A formal/headline word for a 'draw' or 'tie' in a game. More written than 平局, which is the everyday sports term.

noun
a drawa tie (in a game or competition)a state of peace or stalemate (less common, metaphorical)

Examples

  • 和局。
    Zhè chǎng wéi qí bǐ sài zuì hòu yǐ hé jú jié shù.
    This Go match ended in a draw.
  • ，和局。
    Shuāng fāng shí lì xiāng dāng, zuì zhōng dǎ chéng le hé jú.
    The two sides are evenly matched, and they ended up with a tie.
  • 和局。
    Zú qiú bǐ sài chū xiàn hé jú shì hěn cháng jiàn de jié guǒ.
    A draw in a football match is a very common result.

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.

和hédraw
局júgame

和 and 局 combine to mean a game or situation that ends in a draw.

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
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
禾
禾hé和hé
Same sound today

和 pairs 禾, which gives the sound, with 口 (mouth), the meaning part; the reference connects this shape to harmony.

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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
尸尸shī
Sound part声符shēngfú
句
句jù局jú
Same sound today

The shape of 局 pairs 尸, a meaning part, with 句, a sound part.

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