气象局 (qì xiàng jú) — weather bureau | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

weather bureau

Examples

气象局。
Tā měi tiān qù qì xiàng jú shàng bān.
He goes to the weather bureau to work every day.
气象局。
qì xiàng jú Fā bù le tái fēng yù jǐng.
The weather bureau issued a typhoon warning.
气象局。
Wǒ dǎ diàn huà wèn qì xiàng jú míng tiān de tiān qì.
I called the weather bureau to ask about tomorrow's weather.

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.

气象weather

气qìair象xiàngphenomena

偏正Modifier + head

局júbureau

A bureau for air phenomena is a weather bureau.

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 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

气米氣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

气

气qì氣qì

Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

象 is drawn as an elephant, with a long trunk, a head, and a big body.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

句

句jù局jú

Same sound today

The shape of 局 pairs 尸, a meaning part, with 句, a sound part.

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