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店 [diàn]
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1. 售卖货物的铺子。
[En.] A shop that sells goods.
- 例: 店铺, 店员, 店主, 店肆, 商店, 书店.
Examples: shop, shop assistant, shop owner, store, business, bookstore.
2. 旅馆。
[En.] An inn.
- 例: 客店, 旅店.
Examples: guesthouse, travel inn.
本义: 栈房
Original meaning: warehouse.
造字法: 形声。从广,音占。形旁“广”表示与房屋有关。
Character formation: A phono-semantic compound. The phonetic component is “占” (zhàn). The semantic component “广” (yǎn) indicates it relates to a physical structure or house.
引例: 晋·崔豹《古今注》: 肆,所以陈货鬻之物也;店,所以置货鬻之物也。
Citation: Jin Dynasty, Cui Bao's "Ancient and Modern Annotations": A store is where goods are displayed for sale; a shop is where goods are placed for sale.
3. 商店;铺子。
[En.] A shop.
- 例: 店头, 店号.
Examples: the front of a shop, the name of a store.
4. 都邑集镇名。
[En.] The name of urban fairs or markets.
- 例: 店头(集市), 驻马店, 长辛店.
Examples: market square, Zhuma Store, Changxin Store.