胸卡 (xiōng kǎ) — name tag; identification badge | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A badge or tag worn on the chest showing the wearer's name or affiliation (company, event, conference). It literally means 'chest card.'

noun

name tagidentification badge

Measure word · 张

Examples

胸卡。
Jìn gōng sī bì xū pèi dài xiōng kǎ.
You must wear a name tag to enter the company.
胸卡。
Tā de xiōng kǎ shàng xiě zhe bù mén míng chēng.
His identification badge has the department name on it.
胸卡。
Qǐng bǎ xiōng kǎ guà zài xiōng qián.
Please hang the name tag on your chest.

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.

A 卡 worn on the 胸, as in a chest card or badge.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròumeat

Sound part声符shēngfú

匈

匈xiōng胸xiōng

Same sound today

胸 adds 肉 (meat/flesh) to the original form 匈, which provides the sound.

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

上上shàngup
下下xiàdown

卡 is made from 上 (up) and 下 (down), with their horizontal lines fused, showing something squeezed between above and below.

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.