声明书 (shēng míng shū) — declaration, statement (formal written document)

Definition

noun
declarationstatement (formal written document)
Measure word · 份

Examples

  • 声明书。
    Qǐng zài zhè fèn shēng míng shū shàng qiān zì.
    Please sign this declaration.
  • 声明书。
    Gōng sī fā bù le yí fèn guān fāng shēng míng shū.
    The company issued an official statement.
  • 声明书。
    Zhè fèn shēng míng shū xū yào gōng zhèng cái néng shēng xiào.
    This declaration needs to be notarized before it takes effect.

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.

声明declaration
声shēngstate明míngmake clear
联合Side by side
书shūdocument

声明 pairs two related senses into declaration, and 书 denotes a written document.

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 聲; 声 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
耳耳ěrear
Sound part声符shēngfú
殸
殸qìng聲shēng
Same sound today

The traditional form 聲 pairs 耳 (ear) with 殸 as a sound part; the simplified 声 is a shorthand and does not show those original parts.

Open 声 →

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

明 combines 日 (sun) and 月 (moon), showing the sun just rising while the moon has not yet set, or two bright objects in the sky, to express brightness.

Open 明 →

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
者zhě書shū
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.

Open 书 →

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