标牌 (biāo pái) — sign, label, tag, plaque, logo | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

signlabeltagplaquelogo

Measure word · 块

Examples

标牌“”。
Zhè ge shāng diàn de biāo pái shàng xiě zhe "huān yíng guāng lín".
The store's sign says 'Welcome'.
标牌。
Qǐng bǎ jià gé biāo pái tiē zài shāng pǐn shàng.
Please stick the price tag on the product.
标牌。
Zhè ge pǐn pái de biāo pái shè jì dé hěn jiǎn jié.
This brand's logo is designed very simply.

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.

标 is a mark and 牌 is a plate or card, together giving a sign or label.

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 標; 标 is its simplified writing.

木票標

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

票

票piào標biāo

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 標 pairs 木 with 票, and 票 gives the sound; the simplified 标 is the modern form of that traditional character.

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

片卑牌

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

卑

卑bēi牌pái

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

牌 puts 片, a flat piece, beside 卑, which gives the sound.

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