纸婚 (zhǐ hūn) — first wedding anniversary (paper anniversary) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

纸婚 is the Chinese name for a first wedding anniversary (the 'paper anniversary'), marking one year of marriage. The traditional gifts are paper-based.

noun

first wedding anniversary (paper anniversary)

Examples

，纸婚。
Jīn nián shì tā men jié hūn yì zhōu nián, yě jiù shì zhǐ hūn.
This year is their first wedding anniversary, that is, the paper anniversary.
纸婚。
Tā men dǎ suàn lǚ xíng qìng zhù zhǐ hūn.
They plan to travel to celebrate their first anniversary.
纸婚，。
zhǐ hūn Jì niàn rì nà tiān, tā sòng le qī zi yì běn shū.
On their paper anniversary, he gave his wife a book.

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.

婚hūnwedding

纸 gives the paper image, and 婚 names the wedding anniversary.

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.

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).

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

女昏婚

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

昏

昏hūn婚hūn

Same sound today

婚 uses 女 (woman) for the meaning and 昏 for the sound hūn.

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