冰鞋 (bīng xié) — ice skates (skating boots with blades) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ice skates (skating boots with blades)

Measure word · 双

Examples

冰鞋。
Tā mǎi le yì shuāng xīn de bīng xié.
She bought a new pair of ice skates.
冰鞋，！
Chuān shàng bīng xié, wǒ men qù huá bīng ba!
Put on your skates, let's go ice skating!
冰鞋，。
Tā de bīng xié hěn jiù le, xū yào huàn yì shuāng.
His skates are very old, he needs to replace them.

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.

冰 is ice, and 鞋 is a shoe, naming footwear used on ice.

Characters in this word

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

冫水冰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

冫

仌bīng冰bīng

Same sound today

冰 adds 水 (water) to 冫, the short form of 仌; 冫 gives the sound, and 水 shows the meaning.

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

革圭鞋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

革革géleather

Sound part声符shēngfú

圭

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

鞋 puts 革 (leather) beside 圭 to show leather shoes; 圭 gives the sound and originally drew a pair of ritual axes, not earth.

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Footwear & Accessories

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