记录本 (jì lù běn) — notebook for recording minutes or notes; logbook

Definition

noun
notebook for recording minutes or noteslogbook
Measure word · 本

Examples

  • ，记录本。
    Huì yì jié shù hòu, tā bǎ jì lù běn jiāo gěi le mì shū.
    After the meeting ended, he handed the logbook to the secretary.
  • 记录本。
    Zhè běn jì lù běn lǐ jì zhe suǒ yǒu shí yàn shù jù.
    This notebook contains all the experimental data.
  • 记录本。
    Qǐng bǎ měi tiān de gōng zuò nèi róng xiě zài jì lù běn shàng.
    Please write the daily work content in the logbook.

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.

记录record
记jìwrite down录lùrecord
联合Side by side
本běnbook

记录 'record' and 本 'book' make a book for recording notes.

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 記; 记 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánspeech; words
Sound part声符shēngfú
己
己jǐ記jì
Same sound today

The traditional form 記 pairs 言 (speech; words) with 己 as a sound part; the simplified 记 is a later shorthand, so its right side is not the historical component.

Open 记 →

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 錄; 录 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
彔
彔lù錄lù
Same sound today

The traditional form 錄 combines 金 (metal) with 彔, which gives the sound; the simplified 录 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 录 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

本 adds a stroke at the bottom of a tree shape to mark the roots, giving the sense of foundation or original.

Open 本 →

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