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早报 (zǎo bào) — morning newspaper

Definition

noun
morning newspaper
Measure word · 份

Examples

  • 早报。
    Wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu dú zǎo bào.
    I read the morning newspaper every day.
  • 早报。
    Zhè fèn zǎo bào de nèi róng hěn fēng fù.
    This morning newspaper has rich content.
  • 早报。
    Tā dìng le yì nián de zǎo bào.
    He subscribed to the morning newspaper for a year.

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.

早zǎomorning
报bàonewspaper

早报 combines 早 (morning) and 报 (newspaper), meaning a morning newspaper.

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
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
棗
棗zǎo早zǎo
Same sound today

The form 早 pairs 日 (sun) with 棗, which gives the sound; an earlier shape of 早 was a picture of an acorn.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 報; 报 is its simplified writing.

  • 㚔㚔㚔handcuffs
  • 𠬝𠬝𠬝to subdue

The traditional form 報 puts 㚔 (handcuffs) beside 𠬝 (to subdue), showing someone restrained and subdued, as in convicting or punishing a guilty person. The simplified 报 is a later shorthand.

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