划痕 (huá hén) — scratch (on a surface) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

scratch (on a surface)

Measure word · 道

Examples

划痕。
Wǒ de shǒu jī píng mù shàng yǒu yí dào huá hén.
There is a scratch on my phone screen.
划痕。
Zhè liàng xīn chē de chē mén shàng yǒu yí dào huá hén.
There is a scratch on the door of this new car.
划痕。
Zhuō zi biǎo miàn bèi yào shi huà chū le yì tiáo huá hén.
A scratch was made on the table surface by a key.

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.

划huàscratch

划 'scratch' and 痕 'mark' combine to mean a scratch mark on a surface.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

戈

戈gē划huá

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

划 is made of 刀, a knife, and 戈, a weapon. The 戈 part gives the sound.

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

疒艮痕

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nè

Sound part声符shēngfú

艮

艮gèn痕hén

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

痕 pairs 疒 with 艮: 疒 gives the sense, and 艮 gives the sound.

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