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标题 (biāo tí) — title, heading, headline

Definition

标题 is the printed 'title / heading' on an article, paper, or video — the name of the work itself. 题目 is the topic or exam question (what it's about); 头衔 is a personal honor or job title.

noun
titleheadingheadline
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 标题。
    Qǐng bǎ biāo tí xiě zài zuì shàng miàn.
    Please write the title at the very top.
  • 标题。
    Zhè ge diàn yǐng de biāo tí hěn yǒu yì si.
    The title of this movie is very interesting.
  • 标题？
    Nǐ jì de nà piān lùn wén de biāo tí ma?
    Do you remember the title of that paper?

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biāomark
题títopic

标 (mark/label) and 题 (topic/title) combine to mean a title or heading.

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 題; 题 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yèhead
Sound part声符shēngfú
是
是shì題tí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For 题, the traditional form 題 uses 是 for sound and 頁 for head, and means 'forehead'.

Open 题 →
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