交汇点 (jiāo huì diǎn) — junction; meeting point; intersection

Definition

noun
junctionmeeting pointintersection
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 交汇点。
    Zhè ge chéng shì de jiāo tōng jiāo huì diǎn fēi cháng fán máng.
    The traffic junction in this city is very busy.
  • 交汇点。
    Liǎng tiáo hé zài jiāo huì diǎn chù huì hé.
    The two rivers converge at the meeting point.
  • 交汇点。
    Zhè lǐ shì liǎng tiáo dì tiě xiàn lù de jiāo huì diǎn.
    This is the junction of two subway lines.

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.

交汇meet
交jiāointersect汇huìconverge
联合Side by side
点diǎnpoint

交汇 means streams meet, and 点 marks a place.

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.

Open 交 →

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 匯; 汇 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 汇 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (汇, 汇款) it is 匯; in others (词汇, 汇报) it is 彙.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
匚匚fāng
Sound part声符shēngfú
淮
淮huái匯huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 匯 is built from 匚 as a meaning part and 淮 as a sound part.

Open 汇 →

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.

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.

Open 点 →

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