照相馆 (zhào xiàng guǎn) — photo studio | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

photo studio

Measure word · 家

Examples

照相馆。
Wǒ míng tiān yào qù zhào xiàng guǎn pāi zhào.
I'm going to the photo studio tomorrow to take pictures.
照相馆。
Tā zài zhè jiā zhào xiàng guǎn gōng zuò le shí nián.
He has worked at this photo studio for ten years.
照相馆。
Péng you tuī jiàn wǒ qù nà jiā zhào xiàng guǎn zhào zhèng jiàn zhào.
My friend recommended that photo studio for ID photos.

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.

照相take a photo

照zhàotake相xiāngphoto

动宾Verb + object

照相 combines 照, taking, with 相, a photo, and 馆 is a hall, so the place is for taking photos.

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.

灬昭照

Meaning part形符xíngfú

灬Written in full as火huǒfire

Sound part声符shēngfú

昭

昭zhāo照zhào

Same sound today

照 uses 灬, a bottom form of 火 (fire), plus 昭 for the sound.

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

木目相

木木mùtree
目目mùeye

In 相, 目 is an eye and 木 is a tree, showing an eye looking at a tree; this originally meant “to observe.”

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 館; 馆 is its simplified writing.

飠官館

Meaning part形符xíngfú

飠Written in full as食shí

Sound part声符shēngfú

官

官guān館guǎn

Same sound today

The traditional form 館 is made of 食, written as 飠 on the left, and 官 on the right; 官 provides the sound. The simplified 馆 is a later shorthand.

Appears in

Photography & Design

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