听证会 (tīng zhèng huì) — public hearing (a meeting where evidence or opinions are presented)

Definition

noun
public hearing (a meeting where evidence or opinions are presented)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 听证会。
    Míng tiān yǒu yí gè guān yú huán bǎo de tīng zhèng huì.
    There is a public hearing about environmental protection tomorrow.
  • 听证会。
    Zhèng fǔ jiù xīn zhèng cè jǔ xíng le tīng zhèng huì.
    The government held a public hearing on the new policy.
  • 听证会。
    Cān jiā tīng zhèng huì de shì mín tí chū le hěn duō jiàn yì.
    The citizens who attended the public hearing offered many suggestions.

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.

听证hear evidence
听tīnghear证zhèngevidence
动宾Verb + object
会huìmeeting

听 is to hear, 证 is evidence, and 会 is a meeting, so the word means a meeting for hearing evidence.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聽; 听 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聽 has 耳 (ear) and 口 (mouth), used for listening; the simplified 听 is a later shortened form unrelated to that picture.

Open 听 →

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 證; 证 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
登
登dēng證zhèng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 證 pairs 言, a words/speech part, with 登 as a sound clue; the simplified 证 is a later shorthand.

Open 证 →

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 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

Open 会 →
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