裘皮 (qiú pí) — fur (especially of a valuable animal, used for…

Definition

noun

fur (especially of a valuable animal, used for clothing)

Measure word · 件

裘皮。
Zhè jiàn qiú pí dà yī fēi cháng nuǎn huo.
This fur coat is very warm.
裘皮。
Tā mǎi le yì tiáo qiú pí wéi jīn.
She bought a fur scarf.
裘皮。
Shì chǎng shàng mài de qiú pí zhì pǐn jià gé hěn gāo.
The fur products sold on the market are very expensive.

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.

裘qiúfur garment

裘 refers to fur garments, and 皮 refers to animal skin, so 裘皮 names fur used for clothing.

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.

求衣裘

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衣衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

求

Same sound today

裘 is built from 衣, a clothes component, plus 求, which gives the sound.

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

皮 shows a hand pulling fur off an animal pelt, with the pelt drawn at the upper left.