价码 (jià mǎ) — price (of a commodity); price tag | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

price (of a commodity)price tag

Measure word · 个

Examples

价码。
Tā men tí gōng de jià mǎ tài gāo le.
The price they offered is too high.
价码。
Zhè jiā diàn de jià mǎ bǐ nà jiā pián yi.
The price at this store is cheaper than that one.
价码。
Shāng pǐn shàng dōu biāo míng le jià mǎ.
The prices are all marked on the goods.

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.

价 (price) and 码 (mark or number) combine to refer to the price or price tag of something.

Characters in this word

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

人介价

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

介

介jiè价jiè

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

价 pairs 人 (person) with 介, 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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 碼; 码 is its simplified writing.

石馬碼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

石石shístone; rock

Sound part声符shēngfú

馬

馬mǎ碼mǎ

Same sound today

The traditional form 碼 pairs 石 (stone) with 馬 for its sound; the simplified 码 is a later shorthand.

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Money & Currency

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