各样 (gè yàng) — various kinds, all sorts; style, fashion

Definition

各样 (gèyàng) means 'every kind, all sorts' — used like an attributive before a noun with 的, much rarer than 各种. Not for clothing or trend 'style' (use 风格/时髦 there).

noun
various kindsall sortsstylefashion

Examples

  • ，各样。
    Zài zhè jiā diàn lǐ, gè yàng de shāng pǐn dōu dǎ zhé.
    In this store, all kinds of goods are on sale.
  • 各样，。
    Tā xǐ huan gè yàng de huā, yóu qí shì méi gui.
    She likes all kinds of flowers, especially roses.
  • ，各样。
    Zhǎn lǎn huì shàng, gè yàng de gōng yì pǐn lìng rén mù bù xiá jiē.
    At the exhibition, all sorts of handicrafts dazzled the eyes.

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.

各gèeach
样yàngkind

各 points to every or each, and 样 to kind, so 各样 means every sort.

Characters in this word

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

各 shows a sole of a foot (夂) coming into an entrance (口), for the sense of coming or entering.

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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 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
羕
羕yàng樣yàng
Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

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