金箔 (jīn bó) — gold leaf; gold foil | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

gold leafgold foil

Measure word · 片

金箔。
Zhè fú huà yòng le hěn duō jīn bó zhuāng shì.
This painting is decorated with a lot of gold leaf.
金箔。
Gōng jiàng bǎ jīn bó tiē zài fó xiàng biǎo miàn.
The artisan applied gold leaf to the surface of the Buddha statue.
金箔。
Zhè zhǒng dàn gāo shàng fù gài le yī céng kě shí yòng de jīn bó.
This kind of cake is covered with a layer of edible gold foil.

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.

箔bóthin sheet

金 means gold and 箔 means thin sheet, together gold leaf.

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.

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

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

竹泊箔

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

泊

Same sound today

In 箔, 竹 is the bamboo part, and 泊 gives the sound. This does not explain the screen or door-curtain meanings.