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版权 (bǎn quán) — copyright

Definition

noun
copyright

Examples

  • 版权。
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng de bǎn quán shǔ yú dǎo yǎn.
    The copyright of this film belongs to the director.
  • 版权。
    bǎn quán Fǎ bǎo hù chuàng zuò zhě de lì yì.
    Copyright law protects the interests of creators.
  • 版权。
    Wèi jīng xǔ kě shǐ yòng tā rén zuò pǐn huì qīn fàn bǎn quán.
    Using others' works without permission infringes copyright.

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.

版bǎnedition
权quánright

版 refers to a printed edition and 权 to a legal right, together meaning copyright.

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
片片piàn
Sound part声符shēngfú
反
反fǎn版bǎn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

版 is formed by 片 and 反, with 片 contributing the sense and 反 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 權; 权 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn權quán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 權 shows 木, a tree, with 雚 giving the sound; it named a kind of tree and was used for a standard weight. The simplified 权 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

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