移民局 (yí mín jú) — immigration office, immigration bureau | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

immigration officeimmigration bureau

Measure word · 个

Examples

移民局。
Wǒ yào qù yí mín jú bàn lǐ qiān zhèng.
I need to go to the immigration office to process my visa.
移民局。
Tā zài yí mín jú gōng zuò le hěn duō nián.
He worked at the immigration office for many years.
移民局。
yí mín jú De gōng zuò rén yuán tài dù hěn hǎo.
The staff at the immigration office are very friendly.

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.

移民immigration

移yímove民mínpeople

动宾Verb + object

局júoffice

移 (move) and 民 (people) give migrants, and 局 marks the office.

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.

禾多移

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

多

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

移 pairs 禾, a grain plant, with 多, which gives the sound.

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

The early form of 民 shows an eye pierced by a sharp cross-shaped implement, possibly linked to an injured or unclear eye.

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

句

句jù局jú

Same sound today

The shape of 局 pairs 尸, a meaning part, with 句, a sound part.

Appears in

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