护照 (hù zhào) — passport | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

passport

Measure word · 本, 个

护照，。
Wǒ de hù zhào diū le, xū yào bǔ bàn.
I lost my passport and need to get a replacement.
护照。
Chū guó lǚ xíng yí dìng yào dài hǎo hù zhào.
When traveling abroad, you must bring your passport.
护照。
Tā ná le yì běn xīn hù zhào gěi wǒ kàn.
He took out a new passport and showed it to me.

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.

护hùprotect

照zhàopermit or document

'护' means to protect, and '照' means a permit or document, so this is a protective travel document.

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.

扌户护

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

户

Same sound today

护 combines 扌 (the hand form 手) with 户, which gives the sound hù.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

灬昭照

Meaning part形符xíngfú

灬Written in full as火huǒfire

Sound part声符shēngfú

昭

Same sound today

照 uses 灬, a bottom form of 火 (fire), plus 昭 for the sound.

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