丝巾 (sī jīn) — silk scarf; headscarf

Definition

noun
silk scarfheadscarf
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 丝巾
    Tā jīn tiān dài le yì tiáo qiǎn lán sè de sī jīn, kàn qǐ lái hěn yǒu qì zhì.
    She wore a light blue silk scarf today and looked very elegant.
  • 丝巾
    Zhè tiáo sī jīn shì péng you cóng háng zhōu dài huí lái de, zhì gǎn tè bié hǎo.
    This silk scarf was brought back from Hangzhou by a friend; the texture is especially nice.
  • 丝巾
    Tā chū mén qián zǒng xǐ huan zài bó zi shàng xì yì tiáo sī jīn.
    She always likes to tie a scarf around her neck before going out.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

silk
jīnscarf

丝 silk woven into a 巾 makes a silk scarf.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 絲; 丝 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 絲, the shape is two 糸 written together; this is about 絲, not the simplified 丝.

Open 丝 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 巾 is a picture of a piece of cloth hanging down.

Open 巾 →

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