票
piào
ticket
ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhang1]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
Settle/secure (覀) + show/declare (示) = an official authorized token
The 覀 component is a variant of 西, depicting a bird settling into a nest at dusk — evoking something secured or held. Below, 示 (altar, divine showing) suggests an official display or declaration, together pointing to an authorized token like a ticket or ballot.
我买了两张电影票。
wǒ mǎi le liǎng zhāng diàn yǐng piào。
I bought two movie tickets.
这次选举每人只能投一张票。
zhè cì xuǎn jǔ měi rén zhǐ néng tóu yì zhāng piào。
In this election, each person can only cast one ballot.
Words with 票
通票
tōng piào
through ticket
选票
xuǎn piào
a vote; ballot
邮票
yóu piào
(postage) stamp
钞票
chāo piào
paper money
银票
yín piào
(in former times) banknote with a value in silver
错票
cuò piào
error note (i.e. misprinted banknote)
铁票
tiě piào
(Tw) a guaranteed vote; a vote from sb who consistently votes for a particular party or candidate in elections
铁票仓
tiě piào cāng
see 鐵票區|铁票区[tie3 piao4 qu1]
铁票区
tiě piào qū
(Tw) safe seat (in an election); stronghold (for a political party or candidate); a district in which a majority of voters consistently votes for a particular party or candidate
长期饭票
cháng qī fàn piào
(fig.) guarantee of financial support for the rest of one's life
门票
mén piào
ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
开票
kāi piào
to open ballot boxes