手提袋 (shǒu tí dài) — handbag; carry-on bag; tote bag | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

handbagcarry-on bagtote bag

Measure word · 个

Examples

手提袋。
Tā mǎi le yí gè xīn de shǒu tí dài.
She bought a new handbag.
手提袋。
Zhè ge shǒu tí dài kě yǐ zhuāng hěn duō dōng xī.
This tote bag can hold a lot of things.
手提袋。
Chū mén shí bié wàng le dài shǒu tí dài.
Don't forget to bring your carry-on bag when you go out.

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.

手提carry by hand

手shǒuhand提tícarry

偏正Modifier + head

A 袋 is a bag that is 提 by 手, hence a handbag.

Characters in this word

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

手 draws a five-fingered human hand: the top line is a bent middle finger, and the horizontal lines show the other four fingers.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌是提

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

是

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

提 shows 扌 (hand) beside 是, which gives the pronunciation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

代衣袋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衣衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

代

代dài袋dài

Same sound today

袋 combines 衣 (clothes) with 代, where 衣 gives the meaning and 代 gives the sound.

Appears in

Footwear & Accessories

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