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周三 (zhōu sān) — Wednesday

Definition

noun
Wednesday

Examples

  • 周三。
    Wǒ men zhōu sān wǎn shàng qù kàn diàn yǐng ba.
    Let's go see a movie on Wednesday evening.
  • 周三。
    Zhè zhōu de zhōu sān shì wǒ de shēng rì.
    This Wednesday is my birthday.
  • 周三，。
    zhōu sān Xià wǔ sān diǎn kāi huì, bié wàng le.
    The meeting is at 3 PM on Wednesday; don't forget.

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.

周zhōuweek
三sānthird

周 names the week, and 三 marks the third day in it.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The oldest form of 周 drew a jade artifact with carved patterns. It was later borrowed for a place name, so an extra mark was added to distinguish it.

Open 周 →

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

三 is drawn as three parallel strokes, like 一 with one stroke and 二 with two.

Open 三 →
Appears in
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