双子 (shuāng zǐ) — Gemini (the third sign of the zodiac)

Definition

noun

Gemini (the third sign of the zodiac)

双子，。
Wǒ de xīng zuò shì shuāng zǐ, suǒ yǐ wǒ hěn xǐ huan jiāo péng you.
My zodiac sign is Gemini, so I really like making friends.
双子，。
shuāng zǐ De rén tōng cháng hěn cōng ming, ér qiě hěn yǒu hào qí xīn.
Gemini people are usually very smart and very curious.
，。
Tā chū shēng zài wǔ yuè dǐ, shì shuāng zǐ zuò.
He was born at the end of May, so he's a Gemini.

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.

“双” means pair or twin and “子” means child, so the name pictures the twin children of Gemini.

Characters in this word

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

又又双

双 is made of two 又 parts side by side. Repeating 又 gives the sense of a pair.

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.

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