抵押品 (dǐ yā pǐn) — collateral; security for a loan | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

collateralsecurity for a loan

Measure word · 个

Examples

抵押品。
Yín háng dài kuǎn xū yào tí gōng dǐ yā pǐn.
Bank loans require providing collateral.
抵押品。
Tā bǎ fáng zi zuò wéi dǐ yā pǐn xiàng yín háng jiè qián.
He used the house as collateral to borrow money from the bank.
，抵押品。
Rú guǒ wú fǎ huán kuǎn, yín háng yǒu quán chǔ zhì dǐ yā pǐn.
If repayment cannot be made, the bank has the right to dispose of the collateral.

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.

抵押pledge

抵dǐpledge押yāpledge

联合Coordinate

抵 and 押 both mean pledge or mortgage, and 品 item names the thing pledged as collateral.

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

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

氐

氐dī抵

Same sound today

抵 pairs 手 (hand) with 氐, which gives its sound.

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

扌甲押

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

甲

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

押 pairs 扌, a hand, with 甲, which gives the sound.

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

Appears in

Finance & Banking

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