沙发 (shā fā) — sofa, couch; (Internet slang) first reply to a…

Definition

沙发 is a loanword for 'sofa' — bigger and for sitting, unlike 床 (bed) which is for sleeping.

noun

sofacouch(Internet slang) first reply to a forum post

Measure word · 条, 张

沙发。
Zhè zhāng shā fā hěn shū fu.
This sofa is very comfortable.
沙发。
Tā zuò zài shā fā shàng kàn diàn shì.
He is sitting on the sofa watching TV.
沙发。
Wǒ zài tā de wèn tí xià zuò le shā fā.
I got the first reply (the sofa) under his question.

Single-morpheme word

构词法gòucífǎ

音译yīnyìTransliteration

The characters spell the sound of a foreign word; their individual meanings play no part.

These characters only spell the foreign sound; 沙发 has no independent meanings here.

Sound-only characters

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

沙 puts 少 (dots) beside 水 (water), showing sand on a shoreline.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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