总统府 (zǒng tǒng fǔ) — presidential palace

Definition

noun

presidential palace

Measure word · 座

Examples

总统府。
Míng tiān wǒ men qù cān guān zǒng tǒng fǔ.
Tomorrow we will visit the presidential palace.
总统府。
zǒng tǒng fǔ Qián miàn yǒu hěn duō yóu kè zài pāi zhào.
There are many tourists taking photos in front of the presidential palace.
总统府。
Zhè zuò zǒng tǒng fǔ jiàn yú èr shí shì jì chū.
This presidential palace was built in the early 20th century.

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.

总统president

总zǒngchief统tǒngruler

偏正Modifier + head

府fǔpalace

总统 names a chief ruler, and 府 is the place where such a ruler works.

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 總; 总 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìrope

Sound part声符shēngfú

悤

悤cōng總zǒng

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

The traditional form 總 has 糸, a rope, and 悤 as a sound part; the rope part is for binding together. This account is for 總, not for 总.

Open 总 →

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 統; 统 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mì

Sound part声符shēngfú

充

充chōng統tǒng

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

The traditional form 統 uses 糸 as a meaning part and 充 as a sound part; the simplified 统 is a later shorthand, so this story is about 統, not about 统's parts.

Open 统 →

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

广付府

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎngbuilding

Sound part声符shēngfú

付

付fù府fǔ

Same sound today

府 shows a type of building with 广, while 付 gives the character its sound.

Open 府 →

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