校样 (jiào yàng) — proof sheet; proof (in printing)

Definition

A printing-industry term for the trial impression ('proof') checked before the final print run. Not used in everyday speech — this is a technical noun from publishing.

noun
proof sheetproof (in printing)
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 校样。
    Biān jí zhèng zài kàn jiào yàng.
    The editor is reading the proof.
  • 校样。
    Zhè fèn jiào yàng xū yào xiū gǎi jǐ gè cuò wù.
    This proof needs to correct a few errors.
  • 校样。
    Yìn shuā qián yí dìng yào zǐ xì jiǎn chá jiào yàng.
    Before printing, you must carefully check the proof.

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.

校xiàoproofread
样yàngsample

校 refers to proofreading and 样 to a sample sheet, together naming a proof.

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
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
交
交jiāo校jiào
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

校 is built from 木 (tree) on the left and 交 on the right, which supplies the sound.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
羕
羕yàng樣yàng
Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

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