币值 (bì zhí) — currency value

Definition

noun
currency value
Easily confused

Examples

  • 币值，。
    Yāng háng tiáo zhěng le bì zhí, yǐ wěn dìng jīng jì.
    The central bank adjusted the currency value to stabilize the economy.
  • 币值。
    bì zhí Bō dòng huì yǐng xiǎng guó jì mào yì.
    Fluctuations in currency value can affect international trade.
  • 币值。
    Tóu zī zhě mì qiè guān zhù gè guó de bì zhí zǒu shì.
    Investors closely watch the trends of currency values across countries.

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.

币bìcurrency
值zhívalue

币 names the currency and 值 its worth, so it means currency value.

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 幣; 币 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
巾巾jīncloth
Sound part声符shēngfú
敝
敝bì幣bì
Same sound today

The traditional form 幣 combines 敝 (which gives the sound) and 巾 (cloth), and meant silk given as a gift or sacrifice; the simplified 币 is a shorthand.

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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
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
直
直zhí值zhí
Same sound today

值 is made from 亻 (written in full as 人, a person) and 直, with 直 giving the sound.

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