韩币 (hán bì) — Korean won (South Korean currency)

Definition

noun
Korean won (South Korean currency)

Examples

  • 韩币。
    Wǒ xiǎng bǎ rén mín bì huàn chéng hán bì.
    I want to exchange renminbi for Korean won.
  • 韩币。
    hán bì De huì lǜ zuì jìn yì zhí zài zhǎng.
    The exchange rate of the Korean won has been rising recently.
  • 韩币。
    Tā shǒu lǐ yǒu bù shǎo hán bì.
    He has quite a bit of Korean won on hand.

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.

韩hánKorea
币bìcurrency

“韩” names Korea and “币” currency.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 韓; 韩 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
韋韋wéisurround
Sound part声符shēngfú
倝
倝gàn韓Hán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 韓 pairs 倝, a sound part, with 韋, a part meaning 'surround'; the simplified 韩 is a later shorthand.

Open 韩 →

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 幣; 币 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
巾巾jīncloth
Sound part声符shēngfú
敝
敝bì幣bì
Same sound today

The traditional form 幣 combines 敝 (which gives the sound) and 巾 (cloth), and meant silk given as a gift or sacrifice; the simplified 币 is a shorthand.

Open 币 →

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