折叠椅 (zhé dié yǐ) — folding chair | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

folding chair

Measure word · 把

折叠椅。
Zhè bǎ zhé dié yǐ kě yǐ zhé dié qǐ lái fàng jìn guì zi lǐ.
This folding chair can be folded and put into the cabinet.
折叠椅，。
Yě cān shí dài le jǐ bǎ zhé dié yǐ, zuò qǐ lái hěn shū fu.
We brought several folding chairs for the picnic, and they were very comfortable to sit on.
折叠椅，。
Zhè zhǒng zhé dié yǐ hěn qīng biàn, shì hé hù wài huó dòng shǐ yòng.
This type of folding chair is very lightweight and suitable for outdoor activities.

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.

折叠fold

联合Side by side

The folding 折叠 (fold together) describes the 椅 (chair), giving a chair that folds.

Characters in this word

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

The shape originally showed an axe (斤) cutting a tree in half; in 折 the left part is now written as a hand.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 疊; 叠 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 疊, not 叠, pairs 畾 and 宜 to show a pile.

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

木奇椅

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

奇

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

椅 combines 木 (wood) with 奇, which gives its sound.