经办 (jīng bàn) — to handle, to manage, to process (formal, especially documents or procedures)

Definition

经办 (jīngbàn) is a formal verb for taking charge of a task, usually paperwork or procedures — the person or department officially responsible for processing it.

verb
to handleto manageto process (formal, especially documents or procedures)

Examples

  • 经办。
    Zhè jiàn shì yóu tā jīng bàn bǐ jiào hé shì.
    This matter is more appropriate for him to handle.
  • 经办。
    Suǒ yǒu wén jiàn dōu yóu wǒ men bù mén jīng bàn.
    All documents are handled by our department.
  • 经办。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù xū yào zhuān rén jīng bàn.
    This project requires a designated person to handle.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

经jīngmanage
办bànhandle

经 gives manage and 办 gives handle, so 经办 is to process or deal with.

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 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
巠
巠jīng經jīng
Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

Open 经 →

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 辦; 办 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
辡
辡biàn辦bàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 辦 combines 力 (strength) with 辡, which gives the sound; the simplified 办 is a later shorthand.

Open 办 →

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