绑匪 (bǎng fěi) — kidnapper | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

kidnapper

Measure word · 个

Examples

绑匪。
Jǐng chá zhuā zhù le nà ge bǎng fěi.
The police caught that kidnapper.
绑匪。
Diàn yǐng lǐ de bǎng fěi fēi cháng xiōng hěn.
The kidnapper in the movie is very vicious.
绑匪。
Rén zhì bèi bǎng fěi guān zài yí gè fáng jiān lǐ.
The hostage was locked in a room by the kidnapper.

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.

绑 (kidnap) and 匪 (bandit) combine to name a bandit who kidnaps.

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 綁; 绑 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìthin silk; thread

Sound part声符shēngfú

邦

邦bāng綁bǎng

Same sound today

The traditional form 綁 pairs 糸 (thin silk; thread) with 邦 (bāng), which gives the sound. The simplified 绑 is a later shorthand.

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

匚非匪

Meaning part形符xíngfú

匚匚fāngbox

Sound part声符shēngfú

非

非fēi匪fěi

Same sound today

匪 is built from 匚, a box, plus 非, which gives the sound.

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