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邮票 (yóu piào) — postage stamp

Definition

邮票 (yóupiào) is specifically a postage stamp for mailing. Unlike 印章 or 戳, it is not a seal or marking tool — it's the small adhesive stamp you stick on an envelope.

noun
postage stamp
Measure word · 枚, 张

Examples

  • 邮票。
    Qǐng bāng wǒ tiē yì zhāng yóu piào zài xìn fēng shàng.
    Please help me stick a stamp on the envelope.
  • 邮票，。
    Zhè tào yóu piào shì xiàn liàng bǎn de, hěn zhēn guì.
    This set of stamps is a limited edition and very precious.
  • 邮票。
    Tā huā le hěn duō qián mǎi nà méi yóu piào.
    He spent a lot of money buying that stamp.

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
票piàoticket

邮 names the postal use, 票 names the ticket.

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 →

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

  • 火火huǒfire
  • 𢍱𢍱𢍱to rise high

票 combines 火 (fire) and 𢍱 (to rise high), originally representing sparks rising up.

Open 票 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 5Mail & Messaging

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