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表格 (biǎo gé) — form; table

Definition

表格 means a printed form or data table — paperwork you fill in, or a grid of rows and columns. Distinct from 桌子 (furniture you sit at) and from 表 alone, which also means a watch or watch face.

noun
formtable
Measure word · 张, 份

Examples

  • 表格。
    Qǐng xiě zhè fèn biǎo gé.
    Please fill out this form.
  • 表格。
    Zhè zhāng biǎo gé shàng yǒu míng zì.
    This table has names on it.
  • 表格。
    Wǒ xū yào yì zhāng biǎo gé.
    I need a form.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

表biǎotable
格gégrid

表 (table) and 格 (grid/cell) combine to mean a table or form.

Characters in this word

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

The shape 表 pairs 衣 (garment) with 毛 (hair or feather), originally an outer garment.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè格gé
Same sound today

格 is built from 木 (wood) on the left and 各 on the right, which gives the sound.

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