交通局 (jiāo tōng jú) — transportation bureau (in China); bureau of com… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

transportation bureau (in China)bureau of communications

Measure word · 个

Examples

交通局。
Wǒ qù jiāo tōng jú bàn jià shǐ zhèng.
I am going to the transportation bureau to get a driver's license.
交通局。
jiāo tōng jú Fù zé guǎn lǐ chéng shì yùn shū.
The transportation bureau is responsible for managing urban transport.
交通局。
Zhè ge wèn tí xū yào xiàng jiāo tōng jú fǎn yìng.
This issue needs to be reported to the transportation bureau.

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.

交通transportation

交jiāocross通tōngpass

联合Side by side

局júbureau

交通 means transportation, 局 means bureau; together a transportation 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.

辶甬通

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

甬

甬yǒng通tōng

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

通 pairs 辶, a part associated with movement, with 甬, which gives the 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

句jù局jú

Same sound today

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

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