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邮局 (yóu jú) — post office

Definition

noun
post office
Measure word · 家, 个

Examples

  • 邮局。
    Wǒ qù yóu jú jì yí gè bāo guǒ.
    I'm going to the post office to send a package.
  • 邮局，。
    yóu jú Zài yín háng duì miàn, hěn hǎo zhǎo.
    The post office is across from the bank, easy to find.
  • 邮局。
    Nǐ kě yǐ zài yóu jú mǎi dào yóu piào.
    You can buy stamps at the post office.

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
局júoffice

邮 names the mail service, 局 names the office.

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.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
尸尸shī
Sound part声符shēngfú
句
句jù局jú
Same sound today

The shape of 局 pairs 尸, a meaning part, with 句, a sound part.

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