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惠顾 (huì gù) — (formal expression) your patronage; your gracious visit

Definition

A formal, polite phrase used by shops or businesses to thank customers for visiting or buying. Short for 惠临 + 光顾, it sounds more businesslike than just saying 欢迎.

idiom
(formal expression) your patronageyour gracious visit

Examples

  • 惠顾。
    Huān yíng huì gù wǒ men xiǎo diàn.
    Welcome to our small shop.
  • 惠顾！
    Gǎn xiè nín de huì gù!
    Thank you for your patronage!
  • 惠顾。
    Běn diàn gōng hòu nín de huì gù.
    Our store looks forward to your visit.

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.

惠huìgracious favor
顾gùvisit

惠 means gracious favor and 顾 means visit, together giving a courteous patronage.

Characters in this word

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

惠 combines 叀, which gives the sound, with 心 (heart).

Open 惠 →

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 顧; 顾 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
雇
雇gù顧gù
Same sound today

The traditional form 顧 combines 雇 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; 顾 is the simplified form of 顧.

Open 顾 →
Appears in
Greetings & PolitenessShopping & Errands

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