行长 (háng zhǎng) — bank president | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bank president

Measure word · 位

行长。
Zhè wèi háng zhǎng yǐ jīng zài yín háng gōng zuò le èr shí nián.
This bank president has been working at the bank for twenty years.
行长。
háng zhǎng Míng tiān yào zhǔ chí yí gè zhòng yào huì yì.
The bank president is going to chair an important meeting tomorrow.
行长。
Xīn shàng rèn de háng zhǎng tí chū le duō xiàng gǎi gé cuò shī.
The newly appointed bank president proposed several reform measures.

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.

行 names a bank or branch, and 长 names its chief.

Characters in this word

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

彳亍行

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 長; 长 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 長 pictures an old man with long hair. The simplified 长 is a later shorthand, so its strokes do not show that original picture.