二维码 (èr wéi mǎ) — QR code | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

QR code

Measure word · 个

Examples

二维码。
Qǐng yòng shǒu jī sǎo yí xià èr wéi mǎ.
Please scan the QR code with your phone.
，二维码。
Jiā wǒ wēi xìn, wǒ fā èr wéi mǎ gěi nǐ.
Add me on WeChat; I'll send you the QR code.
二维码。
Zhè ge èr wéi mǎ kě yǐ chá kàn cài dān.
This QR code lets you view the menu.

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.

二维two-dimensional

二èrtwo维wéidimension

偏正Modifier + head

二维码 is a 码 described as having 二维, two dimensions, so it is a QR code.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

二 is drawn as two parallel strokes, where the number of strokes shows the amount.

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 維; 维 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìthread

Sound part声符shēngfú

唯

唯wéi維wéi

Same sound today

In the traditional form 維, 糸 marks a thread meaning and 唯 provides the sound; the simplified 维 is a later shortened shape.

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 碼; 码 is its simplified writing.

石馬碼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

石石shístone; rock

Sound part声符shēngfú

馬

馬mǎ碼mǎ

Same sound today

The traditional form 碼 pairs 石 (stone) with 馬 for its sound; the simplified 码 is a later shorthand.

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HSK 3.0 Level 5 Computers & Internet

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