国产 (guó chǎn) — domestically produced

Definition

adjective

domestically produced

国产。
Zhè tái guó chǎn diàn nǎo xìng néng hěn hǎo.
This domestically produced computer has great performance.
国产。
Hěn duō nián qīng rén xǐ huan mǎi guó chǎn qì chē.
Many young people like to buy domestically produced cars.
国产。
guó chǎn Shāng pǐn de zhì liàng yuè lái yuè gāo le.
The quality of domestically produced goods is getting higher and higher.

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.

国 means country and 产 means produce, so it describes something produced by the country.

Characters in this word

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 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

囗或國

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéiclosure

Sound part声符shēngfú

或

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

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 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

生生shēngto be born

Sound part声符shēngfú

彥

彥yàn產chǎn

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

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

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