通篇 (tōng piān) — whole article; entire text

Definition

noun
whole articleentire text

Examples

  • 通篇。
    tōng piān Méi yǒu tí dào zhè ge wèn tí.
    The entire article doesn't mention this issue.
  • 通篇。
    Zhè piān lùn wén tōng piān dōu zài tǎo lùn qì hòu biàn huà.
    This paper discusses climate change throughout the entire text.
  • 通篇。
    tōng piān De nèi róng fēi cháng zhòng yào.
    The content of the whole article is very important.

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.

通tōngwhole
篇piānarticle

通 gives whole or through and 篇 means article, so 通篇 refers to the entire text.

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
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
甬
甬yǒng通tōng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

通 pairs 辶, a part associated with movement, with 甬, which gives the sound.

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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
竹竹zhú
Sound part声符shēngfú
扁
扁biǎn篇piān
Same sound today

篇 combines 竹 with 扁: 竹 is the part tied to the meaning, and 扁 is the part used for the sound.

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