索引 (suǒ yǐn) — index (in a book or database); concordance

Definition

noun

index (in a book or database)concordance

Measure word · 个

索引。
Zhè běn shū hòu miàn yǒu yí gè xiáng xì de suǒ yǐn.
This book has a detailed index at the back.
索引。
Diàn nǎo de suǒ yǐn kě yǐ bāng nǐ kuài sù zhǎo dào wén jiàn.
The computer's index can help you quickly find files.
索引。
Zhè běn shū de suǒ yǐn liè chū le suǒ yǒu zhòng yào rén wù.
This book's index lists all the important characters.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

索 means to search and 引 means to guide, together pointing to a tool that guides searching.

Characters in this word

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

索 combines 糸 (thread) and 𣎳 (stripping fibres from a hemp stalk), showing threads or rope being pulled out from a fabric.

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

引 is made from 弓, a bow, and 丿, a short slant stroke added at the place where the string is pulled, marking the action of drawing or pulling.

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