纪念币 (jì niàn bì) — commemorative coin

Definition

noun
commemorative coin
Measure word · 枚

Examples

  • 纪念币2008。
    Zhè tào jì niàn bì fā xíng yú 2008 nián.
    This set of commemorative coins was issued in 2008.
  • 纪念币。
    Wǒ shōu cáng le hěn duō jì niàn bì.
    I have collected many commemorative coins.
  • 纪念币。
    Zhè méi jì niàn bì shì yòng huáng jīn zhì zuò de.
    This commemorative coin is made of gold.

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.

纪念commemorate
纪jìremember念niànremember
联合Side by side
币bìcoin

'纪' and '念' together mean remember or commemorate, and '币' means coin, giving a commemorative coin.

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 紀; 纪 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
己
己jǐ紀jì
Same sound today

The traditional form 紀 pairs 糸, silk, with 己 as the sound part; the simplified 纪 is a shorthand.

Open 纪 →

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

念 combines 今, an upside-down mouth, with 心, the heart, to listen to one's heart.

Open 念 →

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 幣; 币 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
巾巾jīncloth
Sound part声符shēngfú
敝
敝bì幣bì
Same sound today

The traditional form 幣 combines 敝 (which gives the sound) and 巾 (cloth), and meant silk given as a gift or sacrifice; the simplified 币 is a shorthand.

Open 币 →

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