运通 (yùn tōng) — American Express (credit card company)

Definition

noun

American Express (credit card company)

Examples

运通。
Wǒ yǒu yì zhāng yùn tōng xìn yòng kǎ.
I have an American Express credit card.
运通。
yùn tōng Shì yì jiā guó jì jīn róng fú wù gōng sī.
American Express is an international financial services company.
运通。
Tā chū chāi shí jīng cháng yòng yùn tōng kǎ xiāo fèi.
He often uses his American Express card when traveling on business.

Origin

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 運; 运 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辵辵chuòmotion

Sound part声符shēngfú

軍

軍jūn運yùn

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

The traditional form 運 combines 辵, meaning motion, with 軍 to give the sound; the simplified 运 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

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

辶甬通

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

甬

甬yǒng通tōng

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

通 pairs 辶, a part associated with movement, with 甬, which gives the sound.

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