邀请信 (yāo qǐng xìn) — letter of invitation, invitation letter | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

letter of invitationinvitation letter

Measure word · 封

Examples

邀请信。
Wǒ shōu dào le yì fēng yāo qǐng xìn.
I received an invitation letter.
邀请信。
Qǐng bǎ zhè fèn yāo qǐng xìn fā gěi tā.
Please send this invitation letter to her.
邀请信。
Tā de yāo qǐng xìn xiě dé hěn zhèng shì.
His invitation letter was written very formally.

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.

邀请invite

邀yāoinvite请qǐnginvite

联合Side by side

邀请 (invite) and 信 (letter) combine to mean a letter of invitation.

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.

辶敫邀

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

敫

敫jiǎo邀yāo

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

邀 pairs 辶, a walking part, with 敫, which gives the sound.

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 請; 请 is its simplified writing.

言青請

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

青

青qīng請qǐng

Same sound today

In the traditional form 請, 言 shows it relates to speaking, and 青 gives the sound; the simplified 请 is a later shorter form.

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

言言yánwords

Sound part声符shēngfú

人

人rén信xìn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

信 pairs 人 as the sound part with 言 (words) as the meaning part.

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