围巾 (wéi jīn) — scarf | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

scarf

Measure word · 条

Examples

围巾。
Zhè tiáo wéi jīn shì tā sòng gěi wǒ de shēng rì lǐ wù.
This scarf is a birthday gift she gave me.
，围巾。
Wài miàn fēng dà, nǐ zuì hǎo dài shàng wéi jīn.
It's windy outside, you'd better put on a scarf.
围巾。
Tā jīn tiān chuān le yí jiàn dà yī hé yì tiáo bái sè wéi jīn.
She wore a coat and a white scarf today.

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.

围 means wrap and 巾 means cloth, so together they name a cloth for wrapping.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 圍; 围 is its simplified writing.

囗韋圍

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéienclosure

Sound part声符shēngfú

韋

韋wéi圍wéi

Same sound today

The traditional form 圍 pairs 囗 (enclosure) with 韋, which gives the sound; 围 is the simplified form of 圍.

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

The form 巾 is a picture of a piece of cloth hanging down.

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