发展署 (fā zhǎn shǔ) — development agency; development bureau

Definition

noun

development agencydevelopment bureau

发展署。
Zhè ge fā zhǎn shǔ fù zé chéng shì guī huà.
This development agency is in charge of city planning.
发展署。
Tā zài fā zhǎn shǔ gōng zuò le èr shí nián.
He has worked at the development agency for twenty years.
发展署。
fā zhǎn shǔ De xīn xiàng mù yǐ jīng qǐ dòng le.
The development agency's new project has already started.

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.

发展development

联合Side by side

「发展」 gives the kind of 「署」: a development agency.

Characters in this word

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

𧝑

𧝑𧝑展zhǎn

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

展 is built from 尸 and 𧝑. The 𧝑 part points to fine red silk clothes and also contains the idea of opening or extending.

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

罒者署

Meaning part形符xíngfú

罒Written in full as网wǎngnet

Sound part声符shēngfú

者

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

署 shows a net 罒 for its meaning, and uses 者 to give its sound.