衣袋 (yī dài) — pocket | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pocket

Measure word · 个

Examples

衣袋。
Tā de yī dài lǐ yǒu yì bǎ yào shi.
There is a key in his pocket.
衣袋。
Zhè jiàn yī fu de yī dài hěn dà.
The pocket on this piece of clothing is very big.
衣袋。
Tā bǎ shǒu jī fàng jìn le yī dài.
He put his phone into the pocket.

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yīclothing

"衣" refers to clothing and "袋" to a bag-like compartment, together meaning pocket.

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.

代衣袋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衣衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

代

代dài袋dài

Same sound today

袋 combines 衣 (clothes) with 代, where 衣 gives the meaning and 代 gives the sound.

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