裆部 (dāng bù) — crotch (the area of the body or clothing betwee… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Refers to the crotch — the area of the body or clothing between the legs. Used for both anatomy (e.g. an injury) and garment construction (e.g. the seam or fit of pants).

noun

crotch (the area of the body or clothing between the legs)

Measure word · 块

Examples

裆部。
Zhè tiáo kù zi de dāng bù tài jǐn le.
The crotch of these pants is too tight.
裆部。
Tā tī qiú shí shāng dào le dāng bù.
He injured his crotch while playing soccer.
裆部。
Qǐng bǎ dāng bù de xiàn féng hǎo.
Please sew the crotch seam well.

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.

The 部 part of the body or clothing is at the 裆 crotch.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 襠; 裆 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衣衣yīclothing

Sound part声符shēngfú

當

當dāng襠dāng

Same sound today

The traditional form 襠 has 衣 (clothing) and 當, which gives the sound; the simplified 裆 is a shorthand, and its parts are not historical parts.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

咅

咅pǒu部bù

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

部 pairs 咅, which gives the sound, with 邑. It originally named a place in today's Gansu.

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