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地产 (dì chǎn) — real estate, landed property

Definition

noun
real estatelanded property
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 地产。
    Tā zài tóu zī dì chǎn.
    He is investing in real estate.
  • 地产。
    Zhè ge chéng shì de dì chǎn jià gé yì zhí zài shàng zhǎng.
    Real estate prices in this city have been rising.
  • 地产。
    Tā zài yì jiā dì chǎn gōng sī gōng zuò.
    She works at a real estate company.

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.

地dìland
产chǎnproperty

地 (land) and 产 (property) combine to mean landed property.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě地dì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

Open 地 →

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.

Open 产 →
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