和服 (hé fú) — kimono | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

kimono

Measure word · 件

和服。
Tā chuān le yí jiàn piào liang de hé fú.
She wore a beautiful kimono.
和服。
Wǒ zài jīng dū mǎi le yí jiàn hé fú.
I bought a kimono in Kyoto.
和服。
Zhè jiàn hé fú shì wǒ nǎi nai sòng wǒ de.
This kimono was a gift from my grandmother.

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.

和héJapanese

服fúclothing

和 refers to Japanese and 服 refers to clothing, naming the Japanese garment.

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.

禾口和

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

禾

Same sound today

和 pairs 禾, which gives the sound, with 口 (mouth), the meaning part; the reference connects this shape to harmony.

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

𠬝

𠬝𠬝服fú

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 服, the part 𠬝 was the original picture for 'to subdue'; the added left part 凡, a tray, later changed shape.

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