无名指 (wú míng zhǐ) — ring finger | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ring finger

Measure word · 根

Examples

无名指。
Tā bǎ jiè zhi dài zài wú míng zhǐ shàng.
She wears the ring on her ring finger.
无名指。
wú míng zhǐ Shì dì sì gēn shǒu zhǐ.
The ring finger is the fourth finger.
无名指。
Wǒ de wú míng zhǐ bǐ wǒ de shí zhǐ shāo wēi cháng yì diǎn.
My ring finger is a bit longer than my index finger.

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.

无名

无wúlack名míngname

动宾Verb + object

指zhǐfinger

"无名" (without a name) describes "指" (finger), the ring finger.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 無; 无 is its simplified writing.

For the simplified 无, the story is about 無. 無 drew a person dancing with ox tails held in both hands to pray for rain, then was borrowed for 'have no', so the picture does not explain that meaning.

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

夕口名