徽章 (huī zhāng) — badge, insignia | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

badgeinsignia

Measure word · 枚

Examples

徽章。
Tā xiōng qián dài zhe yì méi huī zhāng.
He wears a badge on his chest.
徽章。
Zhè jiā gōng sī gěi měi wèi yuán gōng fā le yí gè huī zhāng.
This company gives each employee a badge.
徽章。
Zhè zhǒng huī zhāng dài biǎo zhe zuì gāo de róng yù.
This kind of badge represents the highest honor.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

徽 (emblem) and 章 (badge) combine to name an insignia.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìcloth

Sound part声符shēngfú

微

微wēi徽huī

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

徽 pairs 糸 (cloth) with 微 for the sound.

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

章 shows a chisel piercing a piece of jade in the middle. It originally meant treating jade.

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