档案库 (dàng àn kù) — archive; repository for archival records

Definition

noun
archiverepository for archival records
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 档案库。
    Zhè ge dàng àn kù lǐ bǎo cún le hěn duō lì shǐ wén jiàn.
    Many historical documents are kept in this archive.
  • 档案库。
    Gōng sī jué dìng xīn jiàn yí gè shù zì dàng àn kù.
    The company decided to build a new digital archive.
  • 档案库。
    dàng àn kù De guǎn lǐ xū yào yán gé guī fàn.
    The management of the archive requires strict standards.

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.

档案
档dàngfile案àncase
联合Side by side
库kùrepository

档 and 案 together mean records, and 库 means storage, so 档案库 is a repository for records.

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 檔; 档 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
當
當dāng檔dàng
Same sound today

The traditional form 檔 pairs 木, a tree, with 當 as the sound part. The simplified 档 is an abbreviation of 檔.

Open 档 →

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mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
安
安ān案àn
Same sound today

案 pairs 木, a wood/tree shape, with 安, which is used for its sound.

Open 案 →

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 庫; 库 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
广广guǎngbuilding
Sound part声符shēngfú
車
車jū庫kù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 庫 pairs 广 (building) with 車 (sound); the building part points to a storehouse. The simplified 库 is a later shorthand.

Open 库 →

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