指挥所 (zhǐ huī suǒ) — command post; (military) headquarters | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

command post(military) headquarters

Measure word · 个

Examples

指挥所。
Lián zhǎng zài zhǐ huī suǒ lǐ xià dá le jìn gōng mìng lìng.
The company commander gave the attack order in the command post.
指挥所。
Qián xiàn zhǐ huī suǒ bù zhì le xīn de fáng yù fāng àn.
The front-line command post set up a new defense plan.
指挥所。
Xiāo fáng yuán zài lín shí zhǐ huī suǒ lǐ xié tiáo jiù yuán gōng zuò.
The firefighters coordinated rescue efforts from a temporary command post.

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.

指挥command

指zhǐdirect挥huīwave

联合Coordinate

指挥 (command) and 所 (place) form a place for command.

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.

扌旨指

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

旨

旨zhǐ指zhǐ

Same sound today

The left part 扌 is the hand form 手. The right part 旨 gives 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 揮; 挥 is its simplified writing.

扌軍揮

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

軍

軍jūn揮huī

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

The traditional form 揮 pairs 扌 (hand) with 軍 as a sound part; the simplified 挥 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the historical component.

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

戶斤所

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

戶

戶hù所suǒ

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

所 pairs 斤, an axe, with 戶, which gives the sound hù; the old meaning was the sound of logging.

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Buildings & Structures Military & Defense

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