彩纸 (cǎi zhǐ) — colored paper | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

colored paper

Measure word · 张

Examples

彩纸，。
Hái zi men yòng cǎi zhǐ zuò shǒu gōng, jiǎn chū le gè zhǒng xíng zhuàng.
The children used colored paper to make crafts, cutting out various shapes.
彩纸。
Jiào shì de chuāng hu shàng tiē mǎn le wǔ yán liù sè de cǎi zhǐ.
The classroom windows were covered with colorful colored paper.
彩纸，。
Tā mǎi le jǐ zhāng cǎi zhǐ, zhǔn bèi zhuāng shì shēng rì pài duì.
She bought several sheets of colored paper to decorate the birthday party.

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.

彩 gives the color aspect, and 纸 names the paper.

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.

采彡彩

Meaning part形符xíngfú

彡彡shān

Sound part声符shēngfú

采

采cǎi彩cǎi

Same sound today

彩 puts 采, which gives the sound, next to 彡, the three-stroke mark that carries the meaning.

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 紙; 纸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

氏

氏shì紙zhǐ

Same sound today

For 纸, the traditional form 紙 combines 糸 (silk) with 氏 (the sound part).

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