新址 (xīn zhǐ) — new address (of a business, institution, etc.)

Definition

noun
new address (of a business, institution, etc.)

Examples

  • 新址。
    Gōng sī yǐ jīng bān dào le xīn zhǐ.
    The company has moved to the new address.
  • 新址。
    Qǐng bǎ xīn zhǐ fā dào wǒ de yóu xiāng.
    Please send the new address to my email.
  • 新址。
    Wǒ men xià zhōu jiāng zài xīn zhǐ jǔ bàn kāi yè diǎn lǐ.
    We will hold the opening ceremony at the new address next week.

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.

新xīnnew
址zhǐsite

新 means new and 址 means site, naming a newly chosen address.

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.

假借jiǎjièLater borrowed for its sound alone — the picture has nothing to do with today’s meaning.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
斤斤jīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
辛
辛xīn新xīn
Same sound today

The shape originally paired 斤, for chopping wood, with 辛 for sound. It was borrowed for its sound to write 新, so the chopping-wood parts are unrelated to 'new'.

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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
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
止
止zhǐ址zhǐ
Same sound today

址 pairs 土 (earth) with 止, which gives the sound. The 土 part points to ground or foundation.

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