标注 (biāo zhù) — to mark, to annotate | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to markto annotate

Examples

标注。
Qǐng zài zhè zhāng dì tú shàng biāo zhù chū suǒ yǒu chéng shì.
Please mark all the cities on this map.
标注。
Lǎo shī ràng wǒ men zài kè wén lǐ biāo zhù zhòng diǎn jù zi.
The teacher asked us to annotate the key sentences in the text.
标注。
Tā yòng hóng sè bǐ biāo zhù le zhòng yào de bù fen.
He marked the important parts with a red pen.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

注zhùannotate

标 suggests marking and 注 suggests annotating, so 标注 means to mark and annotate.

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

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

主

主zhǔ注zhù

Same sound today

注 combines 水, meaning water, with 主, which gives the sound.

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