警服 (jǐng fú) — police uniform | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

police uniform

Measure word · 套

Examples

警服。
Tā chuān zhuó jǐng fú zài jiē shàng xún luó.
He was patrolling the street in his police uniform.
警服。
Zhè jiàn jǐng fú shì zhuān mén wèi tè jǐng shè jì de.
This police uniform is specially designed for SWAT.
警服。
Nà wèi jǐng chá de jǐng fú fēi cháng zhěng jié.
That police officer's uniform is very neat.

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.

服fúclothing

“警” means police, and “服” means clothing, so the combined sense is police 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.

敬言警

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánspoken language, speech

Sound part声符shēngfú

敬

Same sound today

警 places 言 (speech) below 敬; 敬 gives the sound.

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

凡凡fántray

Sound part声符shēngfú

𠬝

𠬝𠬝服fú

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

In 服, the part 𠬝 was the original picture for 'to subdue'; the added left part 凡, a tray, later changed shape.

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Crime & Police Clothing

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