头版 (tóu bǎn) — front page (of a newspaper) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

front page (of a newspaper)

Measure word · 版

Examples

头版。
Zhè piān bào dào kān dēng zài jīn tiān de tóu bǎn shàng.
This report is printed on today's front page.
头版，。
Tā de zhào piàn chū xiàn zài tóu bǎn, tā fēi cháng gāo xìng.
His photo appeared on the front page, and he was very happy.
头版。
Zhǔ biān jué dìng bǎ zhè tiáo xīn wén fàng zài tóu bǎn.
The editor-in-chief decided to put this news on the front page.

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.

头 gives front or head, 版 means page, together meaning front page.

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 頭; 头 is its simplified writing.

豆頁頭

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yèhead

Sound part声符shēngfú

豆

豆dòu頭tóu

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

The traditional form 頭 shows 頁, meaning head, beside 豆 as a sound component; the simplified 头 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

片反版

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

反

反fǎn版bǎn

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

版 is formed by 片 and 反, with 片 contributing the sense and 反 the sound.

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