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坐骑 (zuò qí) — one's personal mount (a horse or other animal used for riding)

Definition

noun
one's personal mount (a horse or other animal used for riding)
Measure word · 匹

Examples

  • 坐骑。
    Tā qí zhe tā de zuò qí qù shān dǐng.
    He rode his mount to the top of the mountain.
  • 坐骑。
    Zhè pǐ zuò qí pǎo dé fēi cháng kuài.
    This mount runs extremely fast.
  • 坐骑。
    Měi gè qí shì dōu yǒu zì jǐ xīn ài de zuò qí.
    Every knight has their own beloved mount.

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.

坐zuòsit
骑qímount

坐 gives the sense of sitting on it, and 骑 gives the mount; together they name a personal mount.

Characters in this word

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

The form 坐 combines 留, 'to stay', and 土, 'ground'.

Open 坐 →

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 騎; 骑 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎhorse
Sound part声符shēngfú
奇
奇qí騎qí
Same sound today

The traditional form 騎 combines 馬, meaning horse, with 奇, which supplies the sound, for riding a horse; the simplified 骑 is a later shorthand.

Open 骑 →
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Animals & MammalsVehicles

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