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剪贴 (jiǎn tiē) — to cut and paste; to clip and paste (for scrapbooking, crafts, etc.)

Definition

A verb meaning 'to cut and paste' — typically used for physical paper crafts (clipping pictures, scrapbooking) more than for digital editing. With 把, place the thing being cut after 剪 and the destination after 贴.

verb
to cut and pasteto clip and paste (for scrapbooking, crafts, etc.)

Examples

  • 剪贴。
    Tā bǎ jiù zá zhì shàng de tú piàn jiǎn tiē dào bǐ jì běn shàng.
    She cut and pasted pictures from old magazines into her notebook.
  • 剪贴。
    Hái zi men zài kè táng shàng xué xí jiǎn tiē zì jǐ xǐ huan de tú àn.
    The children learn to cut and paste their favorite patterns in class.
  • 剪贴。
    Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn kě yǐ ràng nǐ qīng sōng jiǎn tiē bìng zhěng lǐ zī liào.
    This software lets you easily cut, paste, and organize materials.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

剪jiǎncut
贴tiēpaste

剪 'cut' and 贴 'paste' describe the paired actions of clipping and pasting.

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
刀刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
歬
歬qián剪jiǎn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 剪, 刀 is the knife part and 歬 gives the sound. After 前 came to replace 歬, another 刀 was added to 剪.

Open 剪 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 貼; 贴 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn貼tiē
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 貼 pairs 貝, a shell, with 占 as a sound part; the simplified 贴 is a later shorthand.

Open 贴 →
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Crafts & Handiwork

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