票根 (piào gēn) — ticket stub, counterfoil | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ticket stubcounterfoil

Measure word · 张

Examples

票根，。
Qǐng bǎo guǎn hǎo nín de piào gēn, yǐ biàn tuì piào shí shǐ yòng.
Please keep your ticket stub for use when refunding the ticket.
票根。
Bào xiāo shí xū yào tí gōng suǒ yǒu piào gēn.
You need to provide all ticket stubs when requesting reimbursement.
票根。
Chéng kè qǐng bǎo liú piào gēn yǐ bèi jiǎn chá.
Passengers, please keep your ticket stub for inspection.

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.

票 is ticket and 根 is its kept base or stub, together naming a ticket stub.

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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木艮根

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

艮

艮gèn根gēn(r)

Same sound today

根 pairs 木 (tree/wood), pointing to plant roots, with 艮 as a sound part.

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