票 (piào): ticket, ballot, banknote
票 (piào) is a Chinese character meaning “ticket.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 覀 (structural) and 示 (structural). It ranks #910 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 票 flames 覀 over an altar 示, referring to a Chinese tradition of burning fake money as an offering. Its radical form 礻 (spirit) appears in many related characters such as 视 (shì, (literary, or bound form) to look at), 示 (shì, to show), 礼 (lǐ, abbr. for 禮記|礼记, Classic of Rites).
Definitions
- ticket
- ballot
- banknote
Etymology & Origin
ideographicFlames 覀 over an altar 示, referring to a Chinese tradition of burning fake money as an offering
Decomposition: ⿱覀示 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 票
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 投票verb | tóu piào | to vote | 6 |
| 机票noun | jī piào | plane ticket | 2 |
| 股票noun | gǔ piào | share certificate | 6 |
| 门票noun | mén piào | ticket (for theater, cinema etc) | 2 |
| 检票verb | jiǎn piào | to inspect a ticket | 3 |
| 彩票noun | cǎi piào | lottery ticket | 6 |
| 邮票noun | yóu piào | (postage) stamp | 5 |
| 发票noun | fā piào | invoice | 6 |
| 售票员noun | shòu piào yuán | ticket seller | 4 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支票 | zhī piào | check (bank) |
| 选票 | xuǎn piào | a vote |
| 钞票 | chāo piào | paper money |
| 传票 | chuán piào | summons |
| 车票 | chē piào | ticket (for a bus or train) |
| 票数 | piào shù | number of votes |
| 唱票 | chàng piào | to read ballot slips out loud |
| 票房 | piào fáng | box office |
| 飞机票 | fēi jī piào | air ticket |
| 反对票 | fǎn duì piào | dissenting vote |
| 票价 | piào jià | ticket price |
| 火车票 | huǒ chē piào | train ticket |
| 票据 | piào jù | negotiable instrument (draft, note etc) |
| 电影票 | diàn yǐng piào | cinema ticket |
| 全票 | quán piào | full-priced ticket |
票 appears in 100 compound words: 18 as the first character, 76 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 票 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Example Sentences
他因此获得了晋升的机会，成为了部门经理。
Tā yīncǐ huòdé le jìnshēng de jīhuì, chéngwéi le bùmén jīnglǐ.
He thus obtained a promotion opportunity and became the department manager.
日媒民调:选民投票最重视候选人“是否支持高市”
rì méi mín diào : xuǎn mín tóu piào zuì chóng shì hòu xuǎn rén shì fǒu zhī chí gāo shì
Japanese media poll: Voters vote the most important thing about candidates "whether to support Gao City"
日本民众票选“CP值最高商务饭店”是它!日媒:给人...
rì běn mín zhòng piào xuǎn C P zhí zuì gāo shāng wù fàn diàn shì tā ! rì méi : gěi rén . . .
It is the "business hotel with the highest CP value" voted by the Japanese people! Japanese media: give...
和股票与储蓄帐户不同 出售实物白银很难吗
hé gǔ piào yǔ chǔ xù zhàng hù bù tóng chū shòu shí wù bái yín hěn nán ma
And unlike stocks and savings accounts, is it hard to sell physical silver?
春运机票大跳水,有人一家四口提前买票亏了4000...
chūn yùn jī piào dà tiào shuǐ , yǒu rén yī jiā sì kǒu tí qián mǎi piào kuī le . . .
Spring Festival airfare dive, a family of four bought tickets in advance of the loss of 4000...
在浙江,看完电影票根别扔!可以当钱用
zài zhè jiāng , kàn wán diàn yǐng piào gēn bié rēng ! kě yǐ dāng qián yòng
In Zhejiang, don't throw away the ticket stubs after the movie! It can be used as money.
我可以用支票付吗？
Wǒ kěyǐ yòng zhīpiào fù ma?
May I pay by check?
今天夜晚去广州的火车票还有吗？
Jīntiān yèwǎn qù Guǎngzhōu de huǒchēpiào háiyǒu ma?
Are there any train tickets to Guangzhou for tonight?
我能在机场领取机票吗？
Wǒ néng zài jīchǎng lǐngqǔ jīpiào ma?
Can I pick my ticket up at the airport?
我能看一下您的票吗？
Wǒ néng kàn yīxià nín de piào ma?
May I have a look at your ticket?
Character Family
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