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藏品 (cáng pǐn) — collectors' item, museum piece, something in a collection

Definition

藏品 refers to items in someone's collection (personal or museum), valued for being rare or meaningful. Compared to 文物 (cultural relics from history) and 国宝 (national-level treasures), 藏品 is broader and more personal in scale.

noun
collectors' itemmuseum piecesomething in a collection
Measure word · 件

Examples

  • 藏品。
    Zhè jiàn cáng pǐn shì wǒ zǔ fù liú xià de.
    This collectible was left to me by my grandfather.
  • 藏品。
    Tā de guì zi lǐ fàng mǎn le gè zhǒng cáng pǐn.
    His cabinet is full of all kinds of collectibles.
  • 藏品。
    Pāi mài huì shàng yǒu jǐ jiàn zhēn guì de cáng pǐn.
    There are several precious collectibles at the auction.

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.

藏cángcollected
品pǐnitem

藏品 combines 藏 (collected) and 品 (item) to mean a preserved object.

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
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
臧
臧zāng藏cáng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

藏 is made from 艸 (grass) and 臧, where 臧 gives the sound.

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

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