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邮戳 (yóu chuō) — postmark

Definition

noun
postmark
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 邮戳。
    Zhè zhāng yóu piào shàng de yóu chuō hěn qīng chǔ.
    The postmark on this stamp is very clear.
  • 邮戳？
    Nǐ néng bāng wǒ gài yí gè yóu chuō ma?
    Can you help me put a postmark on it?
  • 邮戳。
    Zhè zhāng míng xìn piàn shàng de yóu chuō shì běi jīng de.
    The postmark on this postcard is from Beijing.

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.

邮yóupost
戳chuōstamp

邮 means post and 戳 means stamp, so the word names an imprint used in mail.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 郵; 邮 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 郵 pairs 垂 (“far, remote”) with 邑 (“city”) to show a relay station; the simplified 邮 is a later shorthand.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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