貂皮 (diāo pí) — mink or marten fur | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

mink or marten fur

Measure word · 张

貂皮，。
Tā chuān le yí jiàn diāo pí dà yī, fēi cháng bǎo nuǎn.
She wore a mink coat, which is very warm.
貂皮。
Zhè tiáo diāo pí wéi jīn shì tā zài é luó sī mǎi de.
This mink scarf was bought by her in Russia.
貂皮。
Shì chǎng shàng mài de diāo pí zhì pǐn jià gé hěn gāo.
The mink products sold in 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.

The “貂” part gives marten and “皮” part gives fur, together meaning marten fur.

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.

豸召貂

Meaning part形符xíngfú

豸豸zhì

Sound part声符shēngfú

召

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

貂 is built from 豸, the part used for animals, and 召, which gives the character its 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.

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