新款 (xīn kuǎn) — new style, latest fashion, new model

Definition

A noun for a 'new style / latest model' of a product, especially clothes, cars, or electronics. Pairs with 的 to modify a noun; 新式 is an adjective for the same idea.

noun

new stylelatest fashionnew model

Measure word · 款

Examples

新款。
Jīn nián chūn tiān yǒu hěn duō xīn kuǎn shàng shì.
Many new styles are launched this spring.
新款。
Tā chuān le yí jiàn xīn kuǎn de lián yī qún.
She is wearing a dress of the latest style.
新款。
Zhè kuǎn qì chē de xīn kuǎn hěn shòu nián qīng rén huān yíng.
The new model of this car is very popular among young people.

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.

新xīnnew

款kuǎnstyle/model

新 (new) and 款 (style/model) combine to mean a new style or model.

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.

假借jiǎjièLater borrowed for its sound alone — the picture has nothing to do with today’s meaning.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

斤斤jīn

Sound part声符shēngfú

辛

辛xīn新xīn

Same sound today

The shape originally paired 斤, for chopping wood, with 辛 for sound. It was borrowed for its sound to write 新, so the chopping-wood parts are unrelated to 'new'.

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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

欠欠qiànlacking, desire

Sound part声符shēngfú

柰

柰nài款kuǎn

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

款 pairs 柰, a sound hint, with 欠, a part about lacking or desire.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6 Shopping & Errands