路牌 (lù pái) — street sign

Definition

noun
street sign
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 路牌""。
    Nà ge lù pái shàng xiě zhe " běi jīng lù ".
    That street sign says "Beijing Road".
  • ，路牌。
    Wǒ mí lù le, xū yào zhǎo yí gè lù pái kàn kàn fāng xiàng.
    I'm lost; I need to find a street sign to check the direction.
  • 路牌，。
    Zhè ge lù pái yǐ jīng jiù le, zì dōu kàn bù qīng le.
    This street sign is old; the characters are all unclear.

Origin

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
足足zú
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè路lù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

路 combines 足, a foot, with 各, which supplies the sound.

Open 路 →

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
片片piàn
Sound part声符shēngfú
卑
卑bēi牌pái
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

牌 puts 片, a flat piece, beside 卑, which gives the sound.

Open 牌 →
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