会合点 (huì hé diǎn) — rendezvous point, meeting point (especially military)

Definition

noun
rendezvous pointmeeting point (especially military)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 会合点。
    Wǒ men zài shān jiǎo xià shè wéi huì hé diǎn.
    We set the foot of the mountain as the rendezvous point.
  • 会合点。
    Liǎng zhī duì wu zài yù dìng de huì hé diǎn zhǔn shí huì hé.
    The two teams met on time at the designated meeting point.
  • 会合点。
    Zhè ge huì hé diǎn duì yè jiān xíng dòng hěn zhòng yào.
    This rallying point is very important for nighttime operations.

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.

会合meet and join
会huìmeet合héjoin
联合Side by side
点diǎnpoint

会合, from 会 and 合, means coming together, and 点 is the place where that happens.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

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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.

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