太阳镜 (tài yáng jìng) — sunglasses | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sunglasses

Measure word · 副

Examples

太阳镜。
Wǒ mǎi le yí fù tài yáng jìng.
I bought a pair of sunglasses.
，太阳镜。
Jīn tiān de tài yáng hěn dà, nǐ yào dài shàng tài yáng jìng.
The sun is very strong today, you should put on your sunglasses.
太阳镜。
Tā de tài yáng jìng shì hēi sè de.
His sunglasses are black.

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.

太阳sun

太tàigreat阳yángsun

偏正Modifier + head

镜jìngglasses

太阳 means the sun, and 镜 is glasses or lenses, so the word names glasses that shield from sunlight.

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.

太 is a modified form of 大, with an extra dot added to show 'too big'.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 陽; 阳 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阜阜fùhill

Sound part声符shēngfú

昜

昜yáng陽yáng

Same sound today

In the traditional form 陽, 阜 shows a hill and 昜 is the older character for the word, tied to sunshine and the sound; simplified 阳 is a later shorthand.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鏡; 镜 is its simplified writing.

金竟鏡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

竟

竟jìng鏡jìng

Same sound today

The traditional form 鏡 puts 金, metal, next to 竟 to give the sound. The simplified 镜 is a later shorthand.

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