书页 (shū yè) — page (of a book) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

page (of a book)

Measure word · 页

书页。
Zhè běn shū de shū yè yǐ jīng fàn huáng le.
The pages of this book have already turned yellow.
书页。
Tā qīng qīng fān guò yì shū yè.
He gently turned a page.
书页。
Měi shū yè dōu xiě mǎn le bǐ jì.
Every page is filled with notes.

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.

书页 joins 书, book, with 页, leaf, to mean a page of a book.

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 書; 书 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

聿聿yùwriting brush

Sound part声符shēngfú

者

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 書 uses 聿, a writing brush, and 者 for its sound; the simplified 书 is a later shorthand.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 頁; 页 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 頁 drew a head and body of a kneeling person; later 頁 was used to write page. This explanation is about 頁, not the simplified 页.

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