稿纸 (gǎo zhǐ) — manuscript paper (often lined or gridded, used for writing drafts)

Definition

noun
manuscript paper (often lined or gridded, used for writing drafts)
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 稿纸,。
    Tā xí guàn xiān yòng gǎo zhǐ dǎ cǎo gǎo, zài shū rù diàn nǎo.
    He is used to drafting on manuscript paper first, then typing it into the computer.
  • 稿纸,。
    Zhè běn gǎo zhǐ yǐ jīng yòng le dà bàn, shàng miàn xiě mǎn le xiū gǎi yì jiàn.
    This pad of manuscript paper is already more than half used, covered with revision notes.
  • 稿纸,。
    Dǎ yìn chū lái de gǎo zhǐ gé shì hěn zhěng qí, kě yǐ zhí jiē tí jiāo.
    The printed manuscript paper has a very neat layout and can be submitted directly.

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.

稿gǎomanuscript
纸zhǐpaper

稿 (manuscript) plus 纸 (paper) gives paper used for writing drafts.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Sound part声符shēngfú
高
Same sound today

稿 is built from 禾, which carries the meaning, and 高, which supplies the pronunciation.

Open 稿 →

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).

Open 纸 →

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