亚麻布 (yà má bù) — linen cloth | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

linen cloth

Measure word · 块

亚麻布，。
Zhè jiàn yī fu shì yòng yà má bù zuò de, chuān zhuó hěn shū fu.
This piece of clothing is made of linen cloth, and it feels very comfortable to wear.
，亚麻布。
Xià tiān de shí hou, wǒ xǐ huan chuān yà má bù zuò de chèn shān.
In summer, I like to wear shirts made of linen cloth.
亚麻布，。
Zhè zhǒng yà má bù mō qǐ lái hěn róu ruǎn, shì hé zuò chuāng lián.
This kind of linen cloth feels very soft and is suitable for making curtains.

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 亞; 亚 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 亞 likely shows an overhead view of a construction, perhaps a 亞-shaped tomb. Its later simplified form 亚 is just a shorthand.

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

麻 combines 厂 and 𣏟 to represent hemp leaves.

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

巾巾jīnkerchief

Sound part声符shēngfú

父

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

布 pairs 巾, a kerchief, with 父 as a sound part.

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