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蓬松 (péng sōng) — fluffy, puffy (of hair, clouds, fabric, etc.); disheveled, loose (of hair or clothing)

Definition

adjective
fluffypuffy (of hair, clouds, fabric, etc.)disheveledloose (of hair or clothing)

Examples

  • 蓬松。
    Tā de tóu fa hěn péng sōng.
    Her hair is very fluffy.
  • 蓬松，。
    Zhè zhǒng miàn bāo hěn péng sōng, hěn hǎo chī.
    This kind of bread is very fluffy and tasty.
  • 蓬松，。
    Tā de yī fu chuān dé péng sōng de, kàn qǐ lái bú tài zhěng qí.
    His clothes are worn loosely, looking not very neat.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

蓬péngfluffy
松sōngloose

Fluffy and loose: 蓬 suggests fluffiness and 松 suggests looseness.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎovegetation
Sound part声符shēngfú
逢
逢féng蓬péng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

蓬 pairs 艸 (vegetation) with 逢, which gives the sound.

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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
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
公
公gōng松sōng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

松 uses 木 (wood) to show it is a tree, and 公 to give the sound.

Open 松 →
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