交易所 (jiāo yì suǒ) — stock exchange; exchange (for trading securitie…

Definition

noun

stock exchangeexchange (for trading securities or commodities)

Measure word · 家

交易所。
Tā zài jiāo yì suǒ gōng zuò.
He works at the stock exchange.
交易所。
Zhè jiā gōng sī zhǔn bèi zài jiāo yì suǒ shàng shì.
This company plans to list on the stock exchange.
交易所。
Jīn tiān de jiāo yì suǒ fēi cháng rè nao.
The stock exchange is very lively today.

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.

交易exchange

联合Coordinate

交易 combines 交 and 易 to convey exchange, while 所 gives a place, so it is a place for exchange.

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.

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

The early form of 易 was a drawing of a filled container, not a chameleon. It showed something full that could be given out.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

戶斤所

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

戶

戶hù所suǒ

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

所 pairs 斤, an axe, with 戶, which gives the sound hù; the old meaning was the sound of logging.

Appears in