遍及 (biàn jí) — to spread all over; to pervade; to cover extensively

Definition

verb
to spread all overto pervadeto cover extensively

Examples

  • 遍及。
    Zhè zhǒng wén huà xiàn xiàng biàn jí quán qiú.
    This cultural phenomenon has spread all over the world.
  • 遍及。
    Tā de yǐng xiǎng lì biàn jí gè gè lǐng yù.
    His influence pervades every field.
  • 遍及。
    Zhè ge pǐn pái de zhuān mài diàn biàn jí quán guó gè dà chéng shì.
    This brand's stores cover all major cities across the country.

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.

遍biànall over
及jíreach

遍 means all over, and 及 means reach, together meaning to reach everywhere.

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chuòwalk; movement
Sound part声符shēngfú
扁
扁biǎn遍biàn
Same sound today

遍 combines 辶, a mark for walking or movement, with 扁, which gives the sound biǎn.

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

及 pairs 人 (person) with 又 (hand), showing a hand grabbing a person.

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