填报 (tián bào) — fill in and submit (a form)

Definition

A formal verb meaning 'fill in and submit (a form/report)'. The first character 填 covers filling in fields; 报 adds the act of submitting — together, one step, not two. Common in official and administrative contexts.

verb
fill in and submit (a form)

Examples

  • 填报。
    Qǐng zài wǎng shàng tián bào shēn qǐng biǎo.
    Please fill in and submit the application form online.
  • 填报。
    Tā zuó tiān tián bào le bào míng biǎo.
    He filled in and submitted the registration form yesterday.
  • 填报，。
    tián bào Gè rén xìn xī shí, yào zǐ xì jiǎn chá.
    When filling in and submitting personal information, you need to check carefully.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

填tiánfill in
报bàosubmit/report

"填" and "报" combine filling in and submitting or reporting.

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tǔ
Sound part声符shēngfú
真
真zhēn填
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

填 combines 土 (soil) with 真, which gives the sound.

Open 填 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 報; 报 is its simplified writing.

  • 㚔㚔㚔handcuffs
  • 𠬝𠬝𠬝to subdue

The traditional form 報 puts 㚔 (handcuffs) beside 𠬝 (to subdue), showing someone restrained and subdued, as in convicting or punishing a guilty person. The simplified 报 is a later shorthand.

Open 报 →

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