试卷 (shì juàn) — examination paper, test paper | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

试卷 is the physical exam paper itself — the document with the questions on it. 考试 names the event/exam overall; 试题 is one individual question on the paper.

noun

examination papertest paper

Measure word · 份, 张

Examples

试卷。
Qǐng bǎ shì juàn jiāo gěi lǎo shī.
Please hand in the test paper to the teacher.
试卷。
Zhè fèn shì juàn yí gòng yǒu shí dào tí.
This test paper has ten questions in total.
试卷。
Tā zhèng zài zuò shù xué shì juàn.
He is doing a math test paper.

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.

试 ('test') and 卷 ('paper') combine to mean examination paper.

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 試; 试 is its simplified writing.

言式試

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

式

式shì試shì

Same sound today

The traditional form 試 puts 言 beside 式, and 式 gives the sound; the simplified 试 is the form of this character.

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

卩卩jiékneeling person

Sound part声符shēngfú

𢍏

𢍏𢍏卷juàn

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

In 卷, 卩 shows a kneeling person, while 𢍏 gives the sound and may also suggest bending or rolling, as in a reel of books.

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