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票据 (piào jù) — (financial) instrument; negotiable instrument (e.g., bill, promissory note); receipt; voucher

Definition

A formal written document used as proof of a transaction — covers both receipts/vouchers (e.g. after paying) and negotiable financial instruments like bills and promissory notes.

noun
(financial) instrumentnegotiable instrument (e.g., bill, promissory note)receiptvoucher
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 票据。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng piào jù bǎo cún hǎo.
    Please keep this receipt safe.
  • 票据。
    Gōng sī shōu dào de piào jù dōu yào zǐ xì hé duì.
    All bills received by the company must be carefully checked.
  • 票据。
    piào jù Shì yì zhǒng zhòng yào de jīn róng gōng jù.
    Negotiable instruments are an important financial tool.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

票piàobill
据jùvoucher

票 refers to bills or tickets, and 据 refers to evidence or vouchers, together forming financial papers.

Characters in this word

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

  • 火火huǒfire
  • 𢍱𢍱𢍱to rise high

票 combines 火 (fire) and 𢍱 (to rise high), originally representing sparks rising up.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
居
居jū据jù
Same sound today

据 uses 手 (hand) as one part and 居 to give the sound.

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Appears in
Finance & Banking

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