印刷

Etymology · 词源

“印”的历史构形可以这样理解：爪、卩以图像或会意方式参与构形。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。 “刷”的历史构形可以这样理解：刂主要提示意义范围；◎以图像或会意方式参与构形。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；“印刷”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。

Pictograph of a kneeling person (卩) being held down by a hand (爪). Based on the original meaning "restrain", now written as 抑. The meaning later shifted to "push down", "stamp", and "print". The left component is a pictograph of a brush. The 刂 (knife) component indicates that it is a tool/utensil. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 印刷 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。