报名表 (bào míng biǎo) — application form; registration form

Definition

noun
application formregistration form
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 报名表，。
    Qǐng tián xiě zhè fèn bào míng biǎo, rán hòu jiāo dào bàn gōng shì.
    Please fill out this application form and submit it to the office.
  • 报名表。
    Cān jiā bǐ sài xū yào xiān tí jiāo bào míng biǎo.
    To participate in the competition, you need to submit a registration form first.
  • 报名表。
    Tā zài wǎng shàng zhǎo dào le zhāo pìn bào míng biǎo.
    He found a job application form online.

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.

报名register
报bàoreport/declare名míngname
动宾Verb + object
表biǎoform

报名 means to declare one's name for registration, and 表 is a form, so the word names a registration form.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 報; 报 is its simplified writing.

  • 㚔㚔㚔handcuffs
  • 𠬝𠬝𠬝to subdue

The traditional form 報 puts 㚔 (handcuffs) beside 𠬝 (to subdue), showing someone restrained and subdued, as in convicting or punishing a guilty person. The simplified 报 is a later shorthand.

Open 报 →

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

名 puts 夕 (crescent moon) above 口 (mouth), showing a name spoken in the dark.

Open 名 →

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

The shape 表 pairs 衣 (garment) with 毛 (hair or feather), originally an outer garment.

Open 表 →

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