古铜色 (gǔ tóng sè) — bronze color | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bronze color

，古铜色。
Xià tiān yí dào, hěn duō rén xiǎng shài chéng gǔ tóng sè.
When summer comes, many people want to get a bronze tan.
古铜色。
Zhè shàn gǔ tóng sè de dà mén kàn qǐ lái hěn fù gǔ.
This bronze-colored door looks very retro.
古铜色。
Měi shù guǎn lǐ yǒu yì zūn gǔ tóng sè de diāo xiàng.
There is a bronze-colored statue in the art museum.

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.

古铜ancient bronze

古gǔancient铜tóngbronze; copper

偏正Modifier + head

“古” means ancient, “铜” means bronze or copper, and “色” means color, yielding the color of old bronze.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

One reading of 古 sees a shield-like shape above an open mark, showing strength and firmness. Another sees a person spitting out bad-tasting food.

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 銅; 铜 is its simplified writing.

金同銅

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

同

Same sound today

The traditional form 銅 pairs 金 (metal) with 同 as the sound part; the simplified 铜 is a shorthand.

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

色 pairs 爪 (a hand) with 卩 (a kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on the kneeling person.

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