标志牌 (biāo zhì pái) — sign; signboard; signage | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

signsignboardsignage

Measure word · 块

Examples

标志牌“”。
Nà ge biāo zhì pái shàng xiě zhe "chū kǒu".
That sign says 'Exit'.
标志牌。
Gāo sù gōng lù páng biān de biāo zhì pái tí xǐng sī jī jiǎn sù.
The sign beside the highway reminds drivers to slow down.
标志牌。
Gōng yuán rù kǒu chù yǒu yí gè dà dà de biāo zhì pái.
There is a big sign at the park entrance.

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.

标志sign

标biāomark志zhìsign

联合Coordinate

牌 (board) bearing a 标志 (mark/sign).

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 標; 标 is its simplified writing.

木票標

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

票

票piào標biāo

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

The traditional form 標 pairs 木 with 票, and 票 gives the sound; the simplified 标 is the modern form of that traditional character.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

之

之zhī志zhì

Same sound today

志 has 心, the heart, below and a simplified top from 之 for sound.

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

片卑牌

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

卑

卑bēi牌pái

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

牌 puts 片, a flat piece, beside 卑, which gives the sound.

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