迷彩服 (mí cǎi fú) — camouflage clothing; camouflage uniform | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

camouflage clothingcamouflage uniform

Measure word · 件

Examples

迷彩服。
Tā chuān zhuó mí cǎi fú zǒu jìn le sēn lín.
He wore camouflage clothing and walked into the forest.
迷彩服。
Zhè xiē mí cǎi fú shì shì bīng men zài xùn liàn shí chuān de.
These camouflage uniforms are worn by soldiers during training.
迷彩服。
mí cǎi fú Zài hù wài ài hào zhě zhōng hěn liú xíng.
Camouflage clothing is very popular among outdoor enthusiasts.

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.

迷彩camouflage

迷míbewilder彩cǎicolor

偏正Modifier + head

服fúclothing

迷彩 (bewildering colors) and 服 (clothing) combine to mean camouflage 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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辵辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

米

米mǐ迷mí

Same sound today

迷 uses 辵, the walking part, and 米, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

采彡彩

Meaning part形符xíngfú

彡彡shān

Sound part声符shēngfú

采

采cǎi彩cǎi

Same sound today

彩 puts 采, which gives the sound, next to 彡, the three-stroke mark that carries the meaning.

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.

Appears in

Clothing Military & Defense

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