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男装 (nán zhuāng) — men's clothing

Definition

noun
men's clothing

Examples

  • 男装。
    Zhè jiàn nán zhuāng kàn qǐ lái hěn hé shì.
    This piece of men's clothing looks quite suitable.
  • 男装，。
    Wǒ xǐ huan chuān nán zhuāng, jì shū fu yòu zhèng shì.
    I like wearing men's clothing; it's both comfortable and formal.
  • 男装，。
    Zhè jiā diàn zhuān mén mài nán zhuāng, kuǎn shì hěn duō.
    This store specializes in men's clothing with many styles.

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.

男nánmale
装zhuāngclothing

“男” male and “装” clothing combine to mean men's clothing.

Characters in this word

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

男 is made from 田, a field, and 力, strength. It shows a man working with strength in a field.

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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 裝; 装 is its simplified writing.

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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