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
全票
quán piào
full-priced ticket
开票
kāi piào
to open ballot boxes
赞成票
zàn chéng piào
approval
撕票
sī piào
lit. to tear the ticket
票贩子
piào fàn zi
ticket scalper
钞票
chāo piào
paper money
补票
bǔ piào
to buy or upgrade a ticket after boarding a train, boat etc
计票
jì piào
count of votes
通票
tōng piào
through ticket
选票
xuǎn piào
a vote; ballot
邮票
yóu piào
(postage) stamp
银票
yín piào
(in former times) banknote with a value in silver