讯息 (xùn xī) — news, information, message(s) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

newsinformationmessage(s)

Measure word · 条

Examples

讯息。
Tā shōu dào le yí gè zhòng yào de xùn xī.
He received an important message.
讯息。
Zhè ge xùn xī lái zì guó wài.
This news comes from abroad.
讯息。
Tā měi tiān dōu huì kàn zuì xīn de xùn xī.
She reads the latest news every day.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

讯xùnmessage

“讯” (message) and “息” (news) combine to mean information.

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 訊; 讯 is its simplified writing.

言卂訊

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

卂

卂xùn訊xùn

Same sound today

The traditional form 訊 combines 言 (words) with 卂 as a sound part; the simplified 讯 is a shorthand.

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

自心息

自自zìnose
心心xīnheart

In 息, 自 is nose and 心 is heart, showing breath or life passing through one's nose.

Appears in

Mail & Messaging Media & News

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