灯芯绒 (dēng xīn róng) — corduroy | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

corduroy

Examples

灯芯绒。
Zhè jiàn dēng xīn róng wài tào hěn nuǎn huo.
This corduroy coat is very warm.
灯芯绒。
Tā chuān le yì tiáo dēng xīn róng kù zi qù shàng bān.
She wore a pair of corduroy pants to work.
灯芯绒。
dēng xīn róng De tiáo wén hěn tè bié.
The stripes on corduroy are very distinctive.

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.

灯芯lamp wick

灯dēnglamp芯xīnwick

偏正Modifier + head

灯芯 (lamp wick) + 绒 (nap) names a fabric with ridges like a wick.

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.

火丁灯

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

丁dīng灯dēng

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

灯 pairs 火, which shows fire, with 丁, which gives the sound.

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

艹心芯

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

心

心xīn芯xīn

Same sound today

The top part 艹 points to plant or grass materials, and the lower 心 gives the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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