议案 (yì àn) — proposal; motion | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

proposalmotion

Measure word · 个

Examples

议案。
Zhè xiàng yì àn dé dào le quán tǐ dài biǎo de zàn tóng.
This motion received the approval of all delegates.
议案。
Guó huì zhèng zài tǎo lùn yí xiàng xīn de yì àn.
Congress is discussing a new proposal.
议案，。
Tā tí chū le sān fèn yì àn, dōu bèi fǒu jué le.
He submitted three proposals, and all were rejected.

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.

议yìdiscuss

议 means discuss and 案 means case or document, so it is a document for discussion.

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 議; 议 is its simplified writing.

言義議

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yántalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

義

義yì議⁰yì

Same sound today

The traditional form 議 pairs 言 (talk) with 義 as a sound component; the simplified 议 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.

木安案

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

安

安ān案àn

Same sound today

案 pairs 木, a wood/tree shape, with 安, which is used for its sound.

Appears in

Government & Politics

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