床架 (chuáng jià) — bedstead; bed frame

Definition

noun
bedsteadbed frame
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 床架,。
    Zhè ge chuáng jià shì yòng shí mù zuò de, fēi cháng jiē shi.
    This bed frame is made of solid wood and is very sturdy.
  • 床架。
    Xīn mǎi de chuáng jià yán sè hé wò shì hěn dā pèi.
    The color of the newly bought bedstead matches the bedroom well.
  • 床架,。
    Bān jiā shí wǒ men chāi le chuáng jià, fāng biàn bān yùn.
    When moving, we disassembled the bed frame for easier transport.

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.

床 means bed and 架 means frame, together naming the frame that supports a bed.

Characters in this word

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

The 床 shape combines 广, a house, and 木, tree, to show a wooden bed inside a house.

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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
木木mùtree, wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
加
加jiā架jià
Same sound today

架 shows 木, meaning wood, with 加 giving the sound; it refers to a wooden prop.

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