出发地 (chū fā dì) — place of departure, starting point

Definition

noun

place of departurestarting point

出发地。
Wǒ men de chū fā dì shì běi jīng.
Our place of departure is Beijing.
出发地。
Qǐng què rèn nín de chū fā dì hé shí jiān.
Please confirm your departure point and time.
出发地。
Cóng chū fā dì dào mù dì dì dà yuē yǒu sān gōng lǐ.
From the departure point to the destination is about three kilometers.

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.

出发set out

联合Side by side

出发 shows setting out, and 地 shows a place, giving the place of departure.

Characters in this word

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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

土也地

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

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

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.