用纸 (yòng zhǐ) — paper for use; household paper; paper product

Definition

用纸 is a household/general-use noun for paper products like tissues, paper towels, and napkins — ordinary physical goods, not stationery or documents (which would be 纸).

noun
paper for usehousehold paperpaper product
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 用纸。
    Chāo shì de shēng huó yòng zhǐ zhèng zài dǎ zhé.
    The household paper at the supermarket is on sale.
  • 用纸，。
    Zhè zhǒng yòng zhǐ xī shuǐ xìng qiáng, shì hé cā zhuō zi.
    This kind of paper is highly absorbent and suitable for wiping tables.
  • 用纸。
    Qǐng mǎi liǎng juàn chú fáng yòng zhǐ huí lái.
    Please buy two rolls of kitchen paper towels.

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.

用yònguse
纸zhǐpaper

用 denotes use, and 纸 denotes paper, pointing to paper intended for use.

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.

用 was formed by adding a handle to an earlier form.

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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 紙; 纸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
氏
氏shì紙zhǐ
Same sound today

For 纸, the traditional form 紙 combines 糸 (silk) with 氏 (the sound part).

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