交管局 (jiāo guǎn jú) — Traffic Management Bureau (government body hand…

Definition

Shortened name of the government bureau that manages traffic, driver's licenses, and vehicle registration. The full form is 交通管理局.

noun

Traffic Management Bureau (government body handling traffic laws and licensing)

Measure word · 个

交管局。
Wǒ de jià zhào shì zài jiāo guǎn jú bàn lǐ de.
I got my driver's license at the Traffic Management Bureau.
，交管局。
Fā shēng shì gù hòu, nǐ yào mǎ shàng lián xì jiāo guǎn jú.
After an accident, you should contact the Traffic Management Bureau immediately.
交管局。
jiāo guǎn jú Tí xǐng guǎng dà sī jī zhù yì xíng chē ān quán.
The Traffic Management Bureau reminds all drivers to pay attention to road safety.

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.

交管traffic management

偏正Modifier + head

交管 refers to traffic management, and 局 is the bureau, giving the name of the traffic management bureau.

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.

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

竹官管

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

官

Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

句

Same sound today

The shape of 局 pairs 尸, a meaning part, with 句, a sound part.