绶带 (shòu dài) — ribbon or sash worn as a decoration (e.g., atta…

Definition

A sash or ribbon worn as a decoration — typically attached to medals, official seals, or worn at ceremonies to show honor. The measure word is 条.

noun

ribbon or sash worn as a decoration (e.g., attached to medals or official seals)cummerbundwaist sash

Measure word · 条

绶带。
Tā xiōng qián guà zhe yì tiáo shòu dài.
He is wearing a sash across his chest.
，绶带。
Bān jiǎng shí, tā dài shàng le shòu dài.
When the award was presented, she put on the ribbon.
绶带。
Zhè tiáo shòu dài dài biǎo le tā de róng yù.
This sash represents his honor.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

绶shòuribbon

绶 “ribbon” and 带 “band” combine to name a ribbon or sash.

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 綬; 绶 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk, thread

Sound part声符shēngfú

受

Same sound today

The traditional form 綬 combines 糸 (silk, thread) with 受, which gives the pronunciation; the simplified 绶 is a later shorthand.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 帶; 带 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 帶 was drawn as a woven belt; the simplified 带 is a later shorthand.

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