泳装 (yǒng zhuāng) — swimsuit, swimming suit

Definition

noun

swimsuitswimming suit

Measure word · 套

泳装。
Tā mǎi le yí jiàn xīn yǒng zhuāng.
She bought a new swimsuit.
泳装。
Zhè jiàn yǒng zhuāng de yán sè hěn piào liang.
The color of this swimsuit is very pretty.
泳装。
Qù hǎi biān bié wàng le dài yǒng zhuāng.
Don't forget to bring your swimsuit when going to the beach.

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.

装zhuāngclothing; outfit

泳 indicates swimming, and 装 means clothing or outfit, giving a swimming outfit.

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.

氵永泳

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

永

Same sound today

泳 pairs 氵 (water) with 永, which gives the sound. The water part fits the meaning of swimming.

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 裝; 装 is its simplified writing.

壯衣裝

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衣衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

壯

壯zhuàng裝zhuāng

Same sound today

The traditional form 裝 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 壯 as a sound part; this story is about 裝, not the simplified 装.

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