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面值 (miàn zhí) — face value; denomination (of money, stamps, bonds, etc.)

Definition

noun
face valuedenomination (of money, stamps, bonds, etc.)

Examples

  • 面值。
    Zhè zhāng yóu piào de miàn zhí shì liǎng yuán.
    The face value of this stamp is two yuan.
  • 面值。
    Bù tóng miàn zhí de zhǐ bì yán sè bù tóng.
    Banknotes of different denominations have different colors.
  • 面值。
    Zhài quàn de miàn zhí hé shì chǎng jià gé kě néng bù yí yàng.
    The face value of a bond and its market price may differ.

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.

面miànface
值zhívalue

面 gives the face or surface, and 值 gives value, so the stated face value.

Characters in this word

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

面 originally drew a man’s face, with one eye exaggerated; the horizontal stroke was added later.

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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
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
直
直zhí值zhí
Same sound today

值 is made from 亻 (written in full as 人, a person) and 直, with 直 giving the sound.

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Money & Currency

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