分行 (fēn háng) — branch (of a bank, company, etc.)

Definition

noun

branch (of a bank, company, etc.)

Measure word · 家

分行。
Wǒ zài nà jiā yín háng de fēn háng gōng zuò.
I work at that bank's branch.
分行。
Yín háng de fēn háng fēn bù zài chéng shì de gè gè qū.
The bank's branches are located in every district of the city.
分行。
Tā fù zé zhè jiā gōng sī de fēn háng guǎn lǐ.
He is responsible for the branch management of this company.

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.

The sub sense of 分 plus the business sense of 行 gives a branch.

Characters in this word

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

八刀分

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

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

彳亍行

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

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