通讯网 (tōng xùn wǎng) — communication network

Definition

noun
communication network
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 通讯网。
    Zhè ge chéng shì de tōng xùn wǎng fēi cháng fā dá.
    The communication network in this city is very developed.
  • 通讯网。
    Tā men zhèng zài jiàn shè yí gè fù gài quán guó de tōng xùn wǎng.
    They are building a communication network that covers the whole country.
  • 通讯网。
    Xiàn dài tōng xùn wǎng ràng xìn xī chuán dì biàn de gèng kuài le.
    Modern communication networks have made information transmission faster.

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.

通讯communications
通tōngtransmit讯xùnnews
动宾Verb + object
网wǎngnet

通 “transmit” and 讯 “news” give 通讯 “communications”; 网 “net” gives a communication network.

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.

Open 通 →

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
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.

Open 讯 →

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 網; 网 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìrope
Sound part声符shēngfú
罔
罔wǎng網wǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 網 pairs 糸 (rope) with 罔 to give the sound; the simplified 网 is a later shorthand.

Open 网 →

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