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插页 (chā yè) — insert (a page inserted into a book, magazine, etc.)

Definition

noun
insert (a page inserted into a book, magazine, etc.)
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 插页。
    Zhè běn zá zhì lǐ yǒu yì zhāng chā yè.
    This magazine has an insert.
  • 插页。
    Shū zhōng de chā yè shì yì zhāng dà dì tú.
    The insert in the book is a large map.
  • 插页。
    Tā bǎ chā yè jiá zài wén jiàn lǐ le.
    He put the insert into the document.

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.

插chāinsert
页yèpage

“插” insert and “页” page give a page put into a book.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 頁; 页 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 頁 drew a head and body of a kneeling person; later 頁 was used to write page. This explanation is about 頁, not the simplified 页.

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