施乐 (Shī lè) — Xerox (corporation or brand)

Definition

noun

Xerox (corporation or brand)

施乐。
Shī lè Shì yì jiā měi guó gōng sī.
Xerox is an American company.
施乐。
Hěn duō bàn gōng shì dōu yòng Shī lè de fù yìn jī.
Many offices use Xerox photocopiers.
施乐。
Shī lè De chǎn pǐn zhì liàng hěn hǎo.
Xerox's product quality is very good.

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

㫃㫃㫃

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

也yě施shī

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

施 pairs 㫃, the part connected to its meaning, with 也, the part giving its sound.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.