准备(zhǔn bèi) - to prepare, to get ready in Mandarin

准备 (zhǔnbèi) 'to prepare' joins 准 (zhǔn, 'to permit; accurate') and 备 (bèi, 'to prepare, equip'). 准 has the 冫(ice) element with 隹 (zhuī) phonetic; 备 (traditional 備) conveys having things ready in full.

Origin

compound

Root

准 (zhǔn, 冫 + 隹 phonetic) + 备 (bèi, 'to ready, equip')