衣架 (yī jià) — clothes hanger; coat hanger; clothes rack | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

clothes hangercoat hangerclothes rack

Measure word · 个

Examples

衣架。
Qǐng bǎ dà yī guà zài yī jià shàng.
Please hang the coat on the hanger.
衣架，。
Zhè ge yī jià shì jīn shǔ zuò de, hěn nài yòng.
This hanger is made of metal and is very durable.
衣架，。
Jiā lǐ yǒu hěn duō yī jià, kě yǐ guà hěn duō yī fu.
There are many hangers at home, so you can hang a lot of clothes.

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.

衣yīclothes

衣 gives clothes, and 架 gives the frame that holds them.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 衣 comes from an outline of the chest and upper clothing.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

加木架

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree, wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

加

加jiā架jià

Same sound today

架 shows 木, meaning wood, with 加 giving the sound; it refers to a wooden prop.

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