收盘 (shōu pán) — closing quotation (on an exchange or market)

Definition

noun

closing quotation (on an exchange or market)

收盘。
Jīn tiān de shōu pán jià shì wǔ shí èr yuán.
Today's closing price is fifty-two yuan.
收盘。
Gǔ shì shōu pán hòu fā bù le zhòng yào gōng gào.
The stock exchange released an important announcement after the close.
收盘。
Tóu zī zhě xū yào guān zhù měi tiān de shōu pán háng qíng.
Investors need to monitor the daily closing market data.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

盘pántrading board

收 means to close, and 盘 refers to the trading board, so it denotes the end of a trading session.

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

攴攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

丩

丩jiū收shōu

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

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'

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 盤; 盘 is its simplified writing.

般皿盤

Meaning part形符xíngfú

皿皿mǐn

Sound part声符shēngfú

般

Same sound today

The traditional form 盤 pairs 般, which gives the sound, with 皿, a vessel. This note is about 盤, not the simplified 盘.