旧址 (jiù zhǐ) — former site; old location (of a building, insti… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

former siteold location (of a building, institution, etc.)

Measure word · 处

Examples

，旧址。
Zhè zuò xué xiào yǐ jīng bān zǒu le, jiù zhǐ xiàn zài shì yí gè bó wù guǎn.
This school has moved away; the former site is now a museum.
旧址。
Tā men cān guān le gé mìng shí qī de jiù zhǐ.
They visited the old site from the revolutionary period.
，旧址。
Gōng sī de xīn lóu gài hǎo le, jiù zhǐ yǐ jīng chāi chú le.
The company's new building is finished; the former address has been demolished.

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.

The '旧' former sense specifies the kind of '址' site.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 舊; 旧 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

雈雈huánowl

Sound part声符shēngfú

臼

臼jiù舊jiù

Same sound today

The traditional form of 旧 is 舊, which shows 雈, an owl, above 臼, which gives the sound.

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

土止址

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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