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标识 (biāo shí) — (noun) mark, sign, logo; (verb) to mark, to label

Definition

标识 (biāoshí) and 标志 (biāozhì) are largely interchangeable as 'mark/logo'; 标识 leans slightly more technical, 标志 is the more common everyday choice. Both work as verbs meaning 'to mark/label'.

noun
marksignlogo
verb
to markto label
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 标识。
    Zhè ge biāo shí shì gōng sī de biāo zhì.
    This logo is the company's mark.
  • 标识。
    Qǐng yòng hóng sè biāo shí chū zhòng diǎn nèi róng.
    Please mark the key content in red.
  • 标识。
    Chǎn pǐn shàng de biāo shí xū yào gēng xīn.
    The markings on the product need to be updated.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

标biāomark
识shírecognize

标 means mark, 识 means recognize; together they refer to a sign used for identification.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
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.

Open 标 →

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 識; 识 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsay
Sound part声符shēngfú
戠
戠zhí識zhì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 識 pairs 言 (say) with 戠 as a sound part; the simplified 识 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 识 →
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