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地毯 (dì tǎn) — carpet; rug

Definition

noun
carpetrug
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 地毯。
    Zhè kuài dì tǎn de yán sè hěn piào liang.
    The color of this carpet is very pretty.
  • 地毯。
    Tā měi tiān yòng xī chén qì dǎ sǎo dì tǎn.
    He vacuums the carpet every day.
  • 地毯。
    Wǒ men jiā de dì tǎn yǐ jīng yòng le hěn duō nián le.
    Our carpet has been used for many years.

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.

地dìfloor; ground
毯tǎnrug; blanket

A 毯 (rug) for the 地 (floor) is a carpet.

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
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě地dì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
毛毛máo
Sound part声符shēngfú
炎
炎yán毯tǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

毯 pairs 毛, a meaning part, with 炎, a sound part.

Open 毯 →
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