汗渍 (hàn zì) — sweat stains | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sweat stains

Measure word · 块

Easily confused

，汗渍。
Yùn dòng hòu, tā de yī fu shàng yǒu hěn duō hàn zì.
After exercising, there are many sweat stains on his clothes.
汗渍。
Zhè jiàn bái chèn shān shàng de hàn zì xǐ bú diào.
The sweat stains on this white shirt can't be washed off.
汗渍。
Yí dìng yào yòng lěng shuǐ pào yí xià cái néng qù diào hàn zì.
You must soak it in cold water to remove the sweat stains.

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.

汗 gives sweat and 渍 gives stain, together meaning a sweat stain.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

干

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

汗 has 水, the water form, beside 干; 水 relates to liquid sweat, while 干 gives the sound.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 漬; 渍 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

責

責zé漬zì

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

The traditional form 漬 has 水, water, beside 責, which gives the sound; the simplified 渍 is a later abbreviation.