斗篷 (dǒu péng) — cape; cloak | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

capecloak

Measure word · 件

斗篷。
Tā chuān zhuó yí jiàn piào liang de dǒu péng qù cān jiā wǎn huì.
She wore a beautiful cape to the party.
，斗篷。
Zài dōng tiān, hěn duō rén xǐ huan chuān dǒu péng.
In winter, many people like to wear cloaks.
斗篷。
Mó shù shī de dǒu péng lǐ yǒu xǔ duō kǒu dài.
The magician's cloak has many pockets.

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.

A 篷 cover shaped like a 斗 dipper names a cape.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 斗 originally showed a ladle-shaped dipper or cup used to measure grain, held in a hand.

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

竹逢篷

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

逢

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

篷 pairs 竹 (bamboo) with 逢. The 竹 part connects the meaning to bamboo, and 逢 gives the sound.

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