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凳子 (dèng zi) — stool

Definition

noun
stool
Measure word · 把

Examples

  • 凳子。
    Tā zuò zài dèng zi shàng kàn shū.
    He sits on a stool reading.
  • 凳子。
    Zhè zhāng dèng zi shì yòng mù tou zuò de.
    This stool is made of wood.
  • 凳子。
    Qǐng bāng wǒ bān yí xià zhè ge dèng zi.
    Please help me move this stool.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

凳dèngstool
子zǐ

凳 names a small seat, and 子 completes the everyday two-syllable word for that seat.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
几几jǐtable; stool
Sound part声符shēngfú
登
登dēng凳dèng
Same sound today

凳 combines 登, which gives its sound, with 几, a small table or stool.

Open 凳 →

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Open 子 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Furniture

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