瘦子 (shòu zi) — thin person | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

thin person

Measure word · 个

瘦子，。
Nà ge shòu zi suī rán hěn shòu, dàn shēn tǐ fēi cháng jiàn kāng.
That thin person, although very slim, is very healthy.
瘦子，。
Nà ge shòu zi zǒng shì chuān shēn sè de yī fu, xiǎn de gèng shòu le.
That thin person always wears dark clothes, looking even thinner.
瘦子。
Dà jiā dōu shuō nà ge shòu zi chī dōng xī xiāo huà tè bié kuài.
Everyone says that thin person digests food very quickly.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

瘦 means thin and 子 adds the sense of a person, giving a thin person.

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.

疒叟瘦

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nè

Sound part声符shēngfú

叟

叟sǒu瘦shòu

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

瘦 is built from 疒 and 叟: 疒 gives the meaning, and 叟 gives the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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