扉页 (fēi yè) — title page (of a book); flyleaf

Definition

noun

title page (of a book)flyleaf

Measure word · 张

扉页。
Zhè běn xiǎo shuō de fēi yè shàng yìn zhe zuò zhě de míng zì.
The title page of this novel has the author's name on it.
扉页，。
fēi yè De shè jì fēi cháng jīng měi, xī yǐn le hěn duō dú zhě.
The design of the title page is very elegant, attracting many readers.
扉页。
Tā zài fēi yè shàng xiě xià le yí jù míng yán.
He wrote a famous quote on the flyleaf.

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.

扉fēidoor leaf

扉 suggests a door leaf, and 页 is a page; together they name the leaf at the front of a book.

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

戶戶hù

Sound part声符shēngfú

非

Same sound today

扉 pairs 戶, which relates to doors, with 非, which gives the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 頁; 页 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 頁 drew a head and body of a kneeling person; later 頁 was used to write page. This explanation is about 頁, not the simplified 页.