卫生纸 (wèi shēng zhǐ) — toilet paper | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

toilet paper

Measure word · 卷

Examples

卫生纸。
Wǒ qù shāng diàn mǎi wèi shēng zhǐ.
I'm going to the store to buy toilet paper.
卫生纸。
Xǐ shǒu jiān lǐ méi yǒu wèi shēng zhǐ le.
There is no toilet paper in the restroom.
卫生纸。
Qǐng ná yí juàn wèi shēng zhǐ gěi wǒ.
Please bring me a roll of toilet paper.

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.

卫生hygiene

卫wèidefend生shēnglife

动宾Verb + object

卫生 (“hygiene”) and 纸 (“paper”) make paper used for cleanliness.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 衛; 卫 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

韋

韋wéi衛wèi

Same sound today

The traditional form 衛 is built from 行 as the sense part and 韋 as the sound part; the simplified 卫 is a shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

屮屮chèbud
一一yīground

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

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 紙; 纸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

氏

氏shì紙zhǐ

Same sound today

For 纸, the traditional form 紙 combines 糸 (silk) with 氏 (the sound part).

Appears in

Hygiene & Grooming

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