公布

Etymology · 词源

“公”的历史构形可以这样理解：早期字形以图像方式表达意义。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “布”的历史构形可以这样理解：巾主要提示意义范围；父主要提示较早的读音。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“公布”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

Originally a pictograph of a vessel for holding liquid. The original meaning is now written as 瓮, with the 瓦 (pottery) component added at the bottom. The current meaning "public" is a phonetic loan. Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 父 represents the sound. In the modern form it is not obvious that the top component is 父. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 公布 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。