宝洁 (bǎo jié) — Procter & Gamble (consumer goods company)

Definition

noun

Procter & Gamble (consumer goods company)

Easily confused

宝洁。
Wǒ yòng de xǐ fà shuǐ jiù shì bǎo jié de.
The shampoo I use is from Procter & Gamble.
宝洁。
bǎo jié Zhè jiā gōng sī yǒu hěn duō zhī míng pǐn pái.
Procter & Gamble has many well-known brands.
宝洁。
Tā zài bǎo jié gōng zuò le hěn duō nián.
He worked at Procter & Gamble for many years.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 寶; 宝 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 寶 shows 宀 (house), 琡 (jade), and 貝 (cowry), drawn together as treasures in a house.

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 潔; 洁 is its simplified writing.

氵絜潔

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

絜

絜jié潔jié

Same sound today

The traditional form 潔 pairs 氵, a water part, with 絜, which gives the sound; the simplified 洁 is a later abbreviation.