夹克 (jiā kè) — jacket | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

jacket

Measure word · 件

Examples

夹克。
Wǒ mǎi le yí jiàn xīn jiā kè.
I bought a new jacket.
夹克。
Zhè zhǒng jiā kè dōng tiān chuān hěn nuǎn huo.
This kind of jacket is very warm to wear in winter.
夹克。
Tā zài shāng diàn lǐ shì le jǐ jiàn jiā kè.
He tried on several jackets in the store.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 夾; 夹 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 夾 draws a person with two people beside or under the arms, giving the idea of holding or sandwiching between sides.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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