版面 (bǎn miàn) — page layout; the space and design of a printed…

Definition

noun

page layoutthe space and design of a printed page

Measure word · 个

版面。
Zhè ge bào zhǐ de bǎn miàn shè jì dé hěn piào liang.
The page layout of this newspaper is beautifully designed.
版面。
Zá zhì de bǎn miàn xū yào tiáo zhěng yí xià.
The magazine's layout needs to be adjusted a bit.
版面。
Wǎng yè de bǎn miàn hé zhǐ zhì bǎn hěn bù tóng.
The layout of the web page is quite different from the print version.

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.

版bǎnprinted page or plate

“版” refers to a printed page or plate and “面” refers to its surface, together the layout of a page.

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.

片反版

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

反

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

面 originally drew a man’s face, with one eye exaggerated; the horizontal stroke was added later.

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