织物 (zhī wù) — fabric; cloth; textile | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

fabricclothtextile

Measure word · 块

Examples

织物，。
Zhè zhǒng zhī wù hěn róu ruǎn, shì hé zuò yī fu.
This kind of fabric is very soft and suitable for making clothes.
织物，。
Shāng diàn lǐ yǒu hěn duō zhǒng zhī wù, nǐ kě yǐ màn màn tiāo xuǎn.
The store has many kinds of fabric; you can take your time choosing.
织物，。
Zhè zhǒng zhī wù shì yòng chún mián zuò de, chuān zhuó hěn shū fu.
This fabric is made of pure cotton and feels very comfortable to wear.

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.

织 means to weave and 物 means thing, so the word is a woven thing or fabric.

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 織; 织 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

戠

戠zhí織zhī

Same sound today

The traditional form 織 uses 糸, silk, with 戠 for the sound. The simplified 织 is a later shorthand.

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

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

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