各处 (gè chù) — each place; everywhere; all parts

Definition

各处 means 'every place / all parts' and is more literary than the everyday 到处, which is more common in spoken Chinese. It often refers to parts within a specific scope (the campus, the company).

noun
each placeeverywhereall parts

Examples

  • 各处。
    Xiào yuán gè chù dōu zhǒng mǎn le huā cǎo.
    The campus is planted with flowers and grass everywhere.
  • 各处，。
    Tā zǒu fǎng le chéng shì gè chù, shōu jí le hěn duō shù jù.
    He visited all parts of the city and collected a lot of data.
  • 各处。
    Gōng sī gè chù dōu xū yào jiā qiáng ān quán cuò shī.
    All sectors of the company need to strengthen safety measures.

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.

各gèeach
处chùplace

“各” means each and “处” means place, so the word names every place or all parts.

Characters in this word

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

各 shows a sole of a foot (夂) coming into an entrance (口), for the sense of coming or entering.

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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 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.

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