统计局 (tǒng jì jú) — National Bureau of Statistics; statistics bureau

Definition

noun

National Bureau of Statisticsstatistics bureau

Examples

统计局。
Jīn nián de jīng jì shù jù yóu tǒng jì jú gōng bù.
This year's economic data was released by the National Bureau of Statistics.
统计局。
Tā zài zhōng guó tǒng jì jú gōng zuò le shí nián.
He has worked at China's National Bureau of Statistics for ten years.
统计局。
Nǐ kě yǐ zài tǒng jì jú de wǎng zhàn shàng chá dào zhè xiē shù zì.
You can find these numbers on the website of the National Bureau of Statistics.

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.

统计statistics

统tǒngtotal计jìcalculate

偏正Modifier + head

局júbureau

统 means total, 计 means calculate, and 局 means bureau; the word denotes a statistics bureau.

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 統; 统 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mì

Sound part声符shēngfú

充

充chōng統tǒng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 統 uses 糸 as a meaning part and 充 as a sound part; the simplified 统 is a later shorthand, so this story is about 統, not about 统's parts.

Open 统 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 計; 计 is its simplified writing.

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