翻领 (fān lǐng) — turndown collar; lapel

Definition

noun

turndown collarlapel

翻领。
Zhè jiàn chèn shān de fān lǐng shè jì dé hěn shí shàng.
The turndown collar of this shirt is designed very stylishly.
翻领。
Tā xǐ huan chuān yǒu fān lǐng de jiā kè.
He likes to wear jackets with lapels.
翻领。
Nà jiàn dà yī de fān lǐng shì shuāng céng de.
The lapels of that coat are double-layered.

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.

翻fānturned down

翻 describes a collar turned down, and 领 names the collar, giving a lapel or turndown collar.

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.

番羽翻

Meaning part形符xíngfú

羽羽yǔwings

Sound part声符shēngfú

番

Same sound today

翻 pairs 羽 (wings) with 番, which gives the sound. The shape shows something fluttering.

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 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

令頁領

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yè

Sound part声符shēngfú

令

Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.