席子 (xí zǐ) — mat (colloquial) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

mat (colloquial)

Measure word · 张

席子。
Qǐng bǎ xí zǐ pù zài dì shàng.
Please spread the mat on the floor.
席子。
Xià tiān wǒ cháng zài xí zǐ shàng shuì jiào.
In summer I often sleep on a mat.
席子，。
Zhè zhāng xí zǐ tài jiù le, gāi rēng diào le.
This mat is too old, it should be thrown away.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

席 carries the mat meaning, and 子 completes the everyday form.

Characters in this word

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

席 originally showed a woven mat with an ornament. In 席, the mat became 巾, and a later sound part was written as 庶.

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.