羊毛衫 (yáng máo shān) — woolen sweater | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

woolen sweater

Measure word · 件

Examples

羊毛衫。
Zhè jiàn yáng máo shān shì mā ma gěi wǒ zhī de.
This woolen sweater was knitted for me by my mom.
羊毛衫。
Dōng tiān chuān yáng máo shān jì nuǎn huo yòu shū fu.
Wearing a woolen sweater in winter is both warm and comfortable.
羊毛衫。
Wǒ zuó tiān mǎi le yí jiàn huī sè de yáng máo shān.
I bought a gray woolen sweater yesterday.

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.

羊毛sheep wool

羊yángsheep毛máowool

偏正Modifier + head

衫shāngarment

“羊” and “毛” give sheep wool, and “衫” is a garment, hence a woolen sweater.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 羊 comes from a drawing of a ram's head.

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

毛 is drawn as a feather or hair, with its strokes tracing the shape of the feather or hair.

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

彡

彡shān衫shān

Same sound today

衫 uses 衣 to show it is a garment and 彡 to give the sound.

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