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收藏版 (shōu cáng bǎn) — collector's edition

Definition

noun
collector's edition
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 收藏版，。
    Zhè běn xiǎo shuō chū le shōu cáng bǎn, xiàn liàng yì qiān běn.
    This novel came out with a collector's edition, limited to 1,000 copies.
  • 收藏版。
    Tā huā le hěn duō qián mǎi le yì zhāng shōu cáng bǎn chàng piàn.
    He spent a lot of money buying a collector's edition record.
  • 收藏版。
    Zhè tào shōu cáng bǎn bāo hán le hěn duō zhēn guì de zhào piàn.
    This collector's edition contains many precious photos.

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.

收藏collect
收shōugather藏cángstore
联合Coordinate
版bǎnedition

收藏 means to gather and keep, and 版 is an edition, so this is an edition made for collectors.

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.'

Open 收 →

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.

Open 藏 →

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
片片piàn
Sound part声符shēngfú
反
反fǎn版bǎn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

版 is formed by 片 and 反, with 片 contributing the sense and 反 the sound.

Open 版 →
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