洋娃娃 (yáng wá wá) — doll | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

doll

Measure word · 个

Examples

洋娃娃。
Mèi mei yǒu yí gè piào liang de yáng wá wá.
Little sister has a beautiful doll.
洋娃娃。
Mā ma gěi yáng wá wá chuān le yí jiàn xīn yī fu.
Mom put new clothes on the doll.
洋娃娃。
Zhè ge yáng wá wá shì wǒ zuì hǎo de péng you sòng de.
This doll was given by my best friend.

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.

洋yángforeign

娃娃doll

娃wáchild娃wáchild

重叠Reduplication

洋 (foreign) tells the style, and 娃娃 (doll) gives the object.

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.

氵羊洋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

羊

羊yáng洋yáng

Same sound today

洋 pairs 氵, the water part, with 羊 to give its sound.

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

女圭娃

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

圭

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

娃 combines 女 (woman) on the left with 圭 on the right; 女 is the meaning part, and 圭 is the sound part.

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

女圭娃

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

圭

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

娃 combines 女 (woman) on the left with 圭 on the right; 女 is the meaning part, and 圭 is the sound part.

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