窗框 (chuāng kuàng) — window frame

Definition

noun
window frame
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 窗框。
    Wǒ jiā de chuāng kuàng hěn jiù le.
    The window frame of my house is very old.
  • 窗框。
    Tā bǎ chuāng kuàng shuā chéng le bái sè.
    He painted the window frame white.
  • 窗框。
    Zhè ge chuāng kuàng shì mù tou zuò de.
    This window frame is made of wood.

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.

窗chuāngwindow
框kuàngframe

The senses of 窗 and 框, window and frame, combine to mean the frame around a window.

Characters in this word

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

窗 combines 穴 (hole) with 囱 (window), giving the sense of an opening used as a window.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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