交叉点 (jiāo chā diǎn) — intersection; junction (of roads, paths, etc.);…

Definition

noun

intersectionjunction (of roads, paths, etc.)crossing pointpoint of intersection (in geometry, ideas, etc.)

Measure word · 个

交叉点。
Zhè ge jiāo chā diǎn jīng cháng dǔ chē.
This intersection often has traffic jams.
交叉点。
Liǎng gè yuán de jiāo chā diǎn shì liǎng gè diǎn.
The intersection of two circles is two points.
交叉点。
Tā men de yì jiàn zài mǒu gè jiāo chā diǎn shàng yí zhì.
Their opinions coincide at some meeting point.

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.

交叉intersect

联合Coordinate

交 and 叉 both suggest crossing, and together they mark the 点 where paths meet.

Characters in this word

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

交 originally drew a human with crossed legs. In the modern shape, the upper part resembles a standing person.

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

又丶叉

The form 叉 is made by combining 又 with the dot stroke 丶.

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 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

黑占點

Meaning part形符xíngfú

黑黑hēiblack

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn點diǎn(r)

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

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

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