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邮包 (yóu bāo) — postal parcel, package

Definition

noun
postal parcelpackage
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 邮包。
    Wǒ zuó tiān shōu dào le yí gè yóu bāo.
    I received a postal parcel yesterday.
  • 邮包。
    Tā jì le yí gè hěn dà de yóu bāo dào guó wài.
    He sent a very large parcel abroad.
  • 邮包？
    Zhè ge yóu bāo lǐ zhuāng de shì shén me dōng xī?
    What's inside this parcel?

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.

邮yóumail
包bāopackage

邮 (mail) and 包 (package) combine to mean a mailed package.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 郵; 邮 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 郵 pairs 垂 (“far, remote”) with 邑 (“city”) to show a relay station; the simplified 邮 is a later shorthand.

Open 邮 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 包 pictures a fetus in a womb, or a baby wrapped in cloth.

Open 包 →
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