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裱 (biǎo) — to mount (a picture, calligraphy, etc.) for framing or preservation

Definition

裱 (biǎo) means to mount a painting, calligraphy, or similar artwork onto backing paper or a scroll so it can be framed, hung, or preserved — a specialist craft, not the act of framing itself.

verb
to mount (a picture, calligraphy, etc.) for framing or preservation

Examples

  • 裱。
    Tā bǎ zhè fú huà biǎo hǎo le.
    He has mounted this painting.
  • 裱。
    Zhè fú zì xū yào chóng xīn biǎo.
    This piece of calligraphy needs to be remounted.
  • 裱。
    Shī fu zhèng zài biǎo yì zhāng gǔ huà.
    The master is mounting an old painting.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

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
衣衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
表
表biǎo裱biǎo
Same sound today

裱 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 表, which gives its sound.

Appears in
Art & Fine Arts

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