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引号 (yǐn hào) — quotation marks

Definition

noun
quotation marks

Examples

  • ，引号。
    Zài zhōng wén shū lǐ, yǐn hào tōng cháng chéng duì chū xiàn.
    In Chinese books, quotation marks usually appear in pairs.
  • 引号。
    Tā xiě zuò wén shí wàng jì jiā yǐn hào le.
    He forgot to add quotation marks when writing his composition.
  • 引号？
    Nǐ zhī dào yǐn hào hé shū míng hào de qū bié ma?
    Do you know the difference between quotation marks and book title marks?

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.

引yǐnquote
号hàomark

引 means quote and 号 means mark; a mark for quoted words.

Characters in this word

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

  • 弓弓gōngbow
  • 丿丿piěindicatory stroke

引 is made from 弓, a bow, and 丿, a short slant stroke added at the place where the string is pulled, marking the action of drawing or pulling.

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

  • 口口kǒumouth
  • 丂丂kǎoexhaled air; a tiger's cry

The shape 号 comes from 口, a mouth, and 丂, exhaled air or a tiger's cry.

Open 号 →
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