收藏品 (shōu cáng pǐn) — collector's item, collection piece

Definition

noun

collector's itemcollection piece

Measure word · 件

收藏品。
Tā de shōu cáng pǐn lǐ yǒu hěn duō zhēn guì de yóu piào.
His collection has many precious stamps.
收藏品，。
Zhè jiàn shōu cáng pǐn shì qīng cháo de cí qì, fēi cháng xī yǒu.
This collector's item is a Qing dynasty porcelain, very rare.
收藏品，。
Wǒ zuì jìn kāi shǐ shōu jí shōu cáng pǐn, tè bié shì gǔ qián bì.
I recently started collecting collectibles, especially ancient coins.

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.

收藏collect

联合Coordinate

收 means gather and 藏 means store, so 收藏品 names an item gathered and stored.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎograss

Sound part声符shēngfú

臧

臧zāng藏cáng

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

藏 is made from 艸 (grass) and 臧, where 臧 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.

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