色纸 (sè zhǐ) — colored paper | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

colored paper

Measure word · 张

Examples

色纸。
Wǒ yòng sè zhǐ zuò le yì zhāng hè kǎ.
I made a greeting card with colored paper.
色纸。
Zhè xiē sè zhǐ de yán sè hěn xiān yàn.
These colored papers are very bright.
色纸。
Tā xǐ huan shōu jí gè zhǒng sè zhǐ.
She likes collecting various colored papers.

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.

色 and 纸 together mean paper with color.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

爪爪zhuǎclaw; hand
卩卩jiékneeling person

色 pairs 爪 (a hand) with 卩 (a kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on the kneeling person.

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).

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