锄头 (chú tóu) — hoe, mattock | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hoemattock

Measure word · 把

锄头。
Nóng mín yòng chú tóu chú cǎo.
Farmers use hoes to weed.
锄头，。
Zhè bǎ chú tóu hěn zhòng, bú tài hǎo yòng.
This hoe is heavy and not very easy to use.
锄头。
Tā káng zhe chú tóu qù tián lǐ gàn huó.
He carried a hoe on his shoulder and went to work in the fields.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

锄 (hoe) plus 头 gives the everyday word for a hoe.

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 鋤; 锄 is its simplified writing.

金助鋤

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

助

Same sound today

The traditional form 鋤 pairs 金 (metal) with 助, which gives the sound; the simplified 锄 is a later shorthand.

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 頭; 头 is its simplified writing.

豆頁頭

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yèhead

Sound part声符shēngfú

豆

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 頭 shows 頁, meaning head, beside 豆 as a sound component; the simplified 头 is a later shorthand.

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