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入口处 (rù kǒu chǔ) — entrance

Definition

noun
entrance
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 入口处。
    Qǐng cóng rù kǒu chǔ jìn rù.
    Please enter through the entrance.
  • 入口处。
    rù kǒu chǔ Yǒu hěn duō rén zài pái duì.
    There are many people queuing at the entrance.
  • 入口处。
    Wǒ men míng tiān zài rù kǒu chǔ jiàn miàn ba.
    Let's meet at the entrance tomorrow.

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.

入口entrance
入rùenter口kǒuopening
偏正Modifier + head
处chùplace

入口 names the opening for entering, and 处 marks the place; together they mean the entrance.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

Open 入 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

Open 口 →

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 處; 处 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
夂夂zhǐ
几几jǐtable
Sound part声符shēngfú
虍
虍hū處chǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 處 pairs 虍, giving the sound, with 夂 and 几, a table, as meaning parts. The simplified 处 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 处 →
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