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申请书 (shēn qǐng shū) — written application, application form

Definition

noun
written applicationapplication form
Measure word · 份

Examples

  • 申请书。
    Wǒ zuó tiān bǎ shēn qǐng shū jiāo gěi le jīng lǐ.
    I submitted the application to the manager yesterday.
  • 申请书。
    Qǐng rèn zhēn tián xiě zhè fèn shēn qǐng shū.
    Please fill out this application carefully.
  • 申请书。
    Tā de shēn qǐng shū hěn kuài jiù bèi pī zhǔn le.
    His application was quickly approved.

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.

申请apply
申shēnstate请qǐngrequest
联合Coordinate
书shūdocument

申请 means to state a request, 书 means document; together a written application.

Characters in this word

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

The shape comes from a picture of a bolt of lightning. It was the original character for lightning and spirit.

Open 申 →

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 請; 请 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsay
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng請qǐng
Same sound today

In the traditional form 請, 言 shows it relates to speaking, and 青 gives the sound; the simplified 请 is a later shorter form.

Open 请 →

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 書; 书 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
聿聿yùwriting brush
Sound part声符shēngfú
者
者zhě書shū
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 書 uses 聿, a writing brush, and 者 for its sound; the simplified 书 is a later shorthand.

Open 书 →
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