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剃须刀 (tì xū dāo) — razor; shaver

Definition

noun
razorshaver
Measure word · 把

Examples

  • 剃须刀。
    Wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng yòng tì xū dāo guā hú zi.
    I shave with a razor every morning.
  • 剃须刀，。
    Zhè ge tì xū dāo hěn hǎo yòng, diàn chí néng yòng hěn jiǔ.
    This shaver works well; the battery lasts a long time.
  • 剃须刀，。
    Wǒ de tì xū dāo huài le, gāi mǎi gè xīn de.
    My razor broke; it's time to buy a new one.

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.

剃须shave beard
剃tìshave须xūbeard
动宾Verb + object
刀dāoknife/tool

「剃」 means shave, 「须」 means beard, and 「刀」 is the tool used for that action.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 剃 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 須; 须 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 须 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (必须) it is 須; in others it is 鬚.

  • 彡彡shānhair
  • 頁頁yèhead

The traditional form 須 shows 頁 (head) with 彡 (hair) beside it, drawing a head with hair on the side, a picture of a beard or whiskers.

Open 须 →

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

The shape of 刀 comes from a simple picture of a knife.

Open 刀 →
Appears in
Hygiene & Grooming

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