谢顶 (xiè dǐng) — baldness, bald head | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

baldnessbald head

谢顶，。
Tā de xiè dǐng hěn yán zhòng, kàn qǐ lái bǐ shí jì nián líng dà.
His baldness is very serious and makes him look older than he is.
谢顶。
Hěn duō rén dào le zhōng nián kāi shǐ chū xiàn xiè dǐng wèn tí.
Many people start to have baldness problems when they reach middle age.
谢顶。
Tā dài mào zi shì wèi le zhē zhù xiè dǐng.
He wears a hat to cover his bald head.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

谢xièfall off

谢 means hair falling off and 顶 is the head, together describing balding.

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 謝; 谢 is its simplified writing.

言射謝

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánword; speech

Sound part声符shēngfú

射

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

The traditional form 謝 pairs 言 (word; speech) with 射, which gives the sound. The simplified 谢 is a written form of this character.

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 頂; 顶 is its simplified writing.

丁頁頂

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yèhead

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

Same sound today

The traditional form 頂 pairs 頁, meaning head, with 丁, which supplies the sound; the simplified 顶 is a later abbreviation.