座标 (zuò biāo) — coordinate (geometry); variant of 坐标 | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

coordinate (geometry)variant of 坐标

Examples

座标。
Qǐng bǎ zhè liǎng gè diǎn de zuò biāo biāo chū lái.
Please mark the coordinates of these two points.
座标。
Dì tú shàng de zuò biāo kě yǐ bāng zhù wǒ men zhǎo dào mù dì dì.
The coordinates on the map can help us find the destination.
，座标。
Zài shù xué tí zhōng, wǒ men xū yào jì suàn zhè ge diǎn de zuò biāo.
In math problems, we need to calculate the coordinates of this point.

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.

座zuòposition

座 (position) and 标 (mark) combine to name a coordinate.

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.

广坐座

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎnghouse on cliff

Sound part声符shēngfú

坐

坐zuò座zuò

Same sound today

座 pairs 广, a house on a cliff, with 坐 to give the sound.

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 標; 标 is its simplified writing.

木票標

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

票

票piào標biāo

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 標 pairs 木 with 票, and 票 gives the sound; the simplified 标 is the modern form of that traditional character.

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