锦标 (jǐn biāo) — prize, championship title | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

prizechampionship title

Measure word · 个

Examples

锦标。
Tā yíng dé le zhè cì bǐ sài de jǐn biāo.
He won the prize of this competition.
锦标。
Zhè ge jǐn biāo dài biǎo le tā duō nián de nǔ lì.
This championship title represents his years of effort.
锦标。
Tā men duì zhōng yú ná dào le quán guó jǐn biāo.
Their team finally got the national championship.

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.

锦jǐnbrocade

锦 (brocade) and 标 (banner) together recall a cloth banner awarded as a contest prize.

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 錦; 锦 is its simplified writing.

金帛錦

Meaning part形符xíngfú

帛帛bó

Sound part声符shēngfú

金

金jīn錦jǐn

Same sound today

The traditional form 錦 pairs 金, which gives its sound, with 帛, cloth.

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 標; 标 is its simplified writing.

木票標

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

票

票piào標biāo

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 標 pairs 木 with 票, and 票 gives the sound; the simplified 标 is the modern form of that traditional character.

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