小样 (xiǎo yàng) — galley proof (in printing) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

小样 (xiǎoyàng) is a printing/publishing term for a 'galley proof' — a trial print of text or layout used for final review and corrections before mass printing.

noun

galley proof (in printing)

Measure word · 张

Examples

小样。
Biān jí zǐ xì jiǎn chá le zhè piān gǎo zi de xiǎo yàng.
The editor carefully checked the galley proof of this manuscript.
小样。
xiǎo yàng Shàng hái yǒu yì xiē cuò wù xū yào xiū gǎi.
There are still some errors on the galley proof that need to be corrected.
小样。
Zuò zhě zài xiǎo yàng shàng zuò le zuì hòu de xiū gǎi.
The author made final revisions on the galley proof.

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.

小 means little and 样 means sample: a small proof sample.

Characters in this word

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

八八bāto divide; to separate
丨丨gǔnsmall object

The shape of 小 comes from three small dots, later elongated into its strokes; the apparent parts 八 and 丨 are a later way of seeing it.

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 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

木羕樣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

羕

羕yàng樣yàng

Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

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