签到簿 (qiān dào bù) — attendance book, sign-in register

Definition

noun
attendance booksign-in register
Measure word · 本

Examples

  • 签到簿。
    Qǐng zài qiān dào bù shàng qiān míng.
    Please sign your name on the attendance book.
  • 签到簿。
    Měi cì kāi huì dōu yào zài qiān dào bù shàng xiě míng zì.
    Every time there's a meeting, you need to write your name in the attendance book.
  • 签到簿。
    Gōng sī de qiān dào bù yǐ jīng yòng wán le.
    The company's attendance book is already full.

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.

签到sign in
签qiānsign到dàoarrive
补充Verb + complement
簿bóbook

A 簿 'book' for 签到 'signing in' records attendance.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 籤; 签 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 签 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (签, 签订) it is 簽; in others it is 籤.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
韱
韱xiān籤⁰qiān(r)
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 籤 shows 竹, bamboo, for the material, plus 韱 to give the sound; the simplified 签 is a later shorthand.

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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
至至zhìto arrive
Sound part声符shēngfú
刀
刀dāo到dào
Same sound today

到 combines 至, meaning 'to arrive', with 刀 as the sound part. The 至 part points to the idea of reaching a stopping point.

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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
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
溥
溥pǔ簿bù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

簿 used for book, pairs 竹 (bamboo) with 溥; 竹 is the meaning part and 溥 gives the sound.

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