警卫室 (jǐng wèi shì) — security guard's room, guardhouse, security boo… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

security guard's roomguardhousesecurity booth

Measure word · 间

Examples

警卫室。
Gōng sī mén kǒu de jǐng wèi shì lǐ yǒu yí wèi bǎo ān.
There is a security guard in the guard room at the company gate.
警卫室，。
Tā měi tiān zài jǐng wèi shì zhí bān, jiǎn chá jìn chū chē liàng.
He works duty in the guard room every day, checking vehicles entering and exiting.
警卫室。
Qǐng dào jǐng wèi shì dēng jì nǐ de lái fǎng xìn xī.
Please go to the guard room to register your visit information.

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.

警卫security guard

警jǐngpolice/security卫wèiguard

联合Coordinate

警卫 (security guard) + 室 (room): a room for guards.

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.

敬言警

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánspoken language, speech

Sound part声符shēngfú

敬

Same sound today

警 places 言 (speech) below 敬; 敬 gives the sound.

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 衛; 卫 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

韋

韋wéi衛wèi

Same sound today

The traditional form 衛 is built from 行 as the sense part and 韋 as the sound part; the simplified 卫 is a shorthand.

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

宀至室

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀miánroof

Sound part声符shēngfú

至

至zhì室shì

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

室 puts 宀 (roof) over 至, the spot where someone stops, giving the meaning of a house or residence.

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