乌拉 (wū lā) — wula boots (traditional winter boots lined with…

Definition

乌拉 (wūla) refers to the traditional felted-leather winter boots from northeast China, stuffed with wula sedge for warmth. Measured with 双.

noun

wula boots (traditional winter boots lined with wula sedge)

Measure word · 双

，乌拉。
Zài dōng běi, dōng tiān chuān wū lā fēi cháng nuǎn huo.
In northeast China, wearing wula boots in winter is very warm.
乌拉，。
Zhè zhǒng wū lā shì yòng niú pí zuò de, lǐ miàn sāi le wù la cǎo.
This kind of wula boot is made of cowhide and stuffed with wula sedge.
乌拉，。
Yé ye gěi wǒ mǎi le yì shuāng wū lā, chuān zhuó hěn shū fu.
Grandpa bought me a pair of wula boots; they are comfortable to wear.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 烏; 乌 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 烏 is a drawing of a bird. The simplified 乌 is a later abbreviation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

立

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拉 pairs 手 (hand) with 立, a component that supplies the sound.

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