右腿 (yòu tuǐ) — right leg | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

right leg

Measure word · 条

Examples

右腿。
Tā zuó tiān pǎo bù shí shuāi shāng le yòu tuǐ.
He injured his right leg while running yesterday.
右腿，。
Yī shēng jiǎn chá le wǒ de yòu tuǐ, shuō méi yǒu wèn tí.
The doctor examined my right leg and said it was fine.
，右腿。
Zhè tiáo kù zi zuǒ tuǐ pò le, yòu tuǐ hái hǎo.
The left leg of these pants is torn, but the right leg is fine.

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.

The 右 sense 'right' and 腿 'leg' combine to mean the right leg.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

又

又yòu右yòu

Same sound today

右 is made from 又, which supplied the sound, with 口 added as a distinguishing mark.

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

肉肉ròuflesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

退

退tuì腿tuǐ

Same sound today

The 肉 part is flesh, showing a body part; the 退 part gives the sound.

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