資訊 (zīxùn) — information; data; news (Taiwan standard term; mainland equivalent: 信息)

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞

資訊 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)

資訊＝資＋訊

ㄗㄒㄩㄣˋ · zīxùn

noun — information; data; news (Taiwan standard term; mainland equivalent: 信息)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

資resources, capital (資料的資)zī次(cì, phonetic) + 貝(cowrie/value) — valued resources; 次 gives the sound

訊message, communication (通訊的訊)xùn言(speech) + 囟(xìn, fontanelle/top of head; phonetic) — words that pass through; 囟 gives the sound

資訊，資料的資，通訊的訊。