警徽 (jǐng huī) — police insignia | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

police insignia

Measure word · 枚

Examples

警徽。
Měi wèi jǐng chá dōu pèi dài jǐng huī.
Every police officer wears a police insignia.
警徽。
Tā de jǐng huī shàng kè zhe biān hào.
His police insignia has a number engraved on it.
警徽。
Zhè méi jǐng huī dài biǎo le tā de róng yù.
This police insignia represents his honor.

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.

The police 警 and badge 徽 combine to name a police insignia.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìcloth

Sound part声符shēngfú

微

微wēi徽huī

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

徽 pairs 糸 (cloth) with 微 for the sound.

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