汗衫 (hàn shān) — undershirt; T-shirt | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

undershirtT-shirt

Measure word · 件

Examples

汗衫。
Zhè jiàn hàn shān hěn shū fu.
This T-shirt is very comfortable.
汗衫。
Xià tiān wǒ xǐ huan chuān bái sè hàn shān.
In summer I like to wear white T-shirts.
汗衫。
Tā zài wǎng shàng mǎi le liǎng jiàn hàn shān.
He bought two T-shirts online.

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.

汗 means sweat, and 衫 means shirt, so together they mean a shirt worn against sweat.

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

干gān汗hàn

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

彡

彡shān衫shān

Same sound today

衫 uses 衣 to show it is a garment and 彡 to give the sound.

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