收据 (shōu jù) — receipt | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

收据 is an everyday 'receipt' you get after paying. 发票 is the official tax invoice; 凭证 is the more formal 'voucher/proof of payment.'

noun

receipt

Measure word · 张

Examples

收据。
Qǐng gěi wǒ yì zhāng shōu jù.
Please give me a receipt.
收据？
Zhè zhāng shōu jù nòng diū le zěn me bàn?
What should I do if I lost this receipt?
收据，。
Wǒ wàng le ná shōu jù, bù néng tuì huò.
I forgot to get the receipt, so I can't return the item.

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.

收shōureceive

收 denotes receiving and 据 denotes proof, giving the sense of a proof of receipt.

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

攴攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

丩

丩jiū收shōu

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

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'

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

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

居

居jū据jù

Same sound today

据 uses 手 (hand) as one part and 居 to give the sound.

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