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图标 (tú biāo) — icon (graphic symbol on a computer screen or interface)

Definition

noun
icon (graphic symbol on a computer screen or interface)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 图标。
    Qǐng diǎn jī zhè ge tú biāo lái dǎ kāi yìng yòng.
    Please click this icon to open the app.
  • 图标，。
    Zhuō miàn shàng de tú biāo tài duō le, wǒ xū yào zhěng lǐ yí xià.
    There are too many icons on the desktop; I need to organize them.
  • 图标，。
    Zhè ge tú biāo shè jì dé hěn jiǎn jié, yòng hù yì yǎn jiù néng kàn dǒng.
    This icon is designed very simply; users can understand it at a glance.

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.

图túpicture
标biāomark

图 (picture) and 标 (mark) combine into a picture-like mark.

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 圖; 图 is its simplified writing.

  • 囗囗wéiwalled city
  • 啚啚bǐ

The traditional form 圖 pairs 囗, a walled city, with 啚, an early form meaning remote areas or territory. The simplified 图 is a later abbreviation.

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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 標; 标 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
票
票piào標biāo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 標 pairs 木 with 票, and 票 gives the sound; the simplified 标 is the modern form of that traditional character.

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Appears in
Computers & Internet

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