门柱 (mén zhù) — doorpost | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

doorpost

Measure word · 根

门柱。
Tā bù xiǎo xīn zhuàng dào le mén zhù.
He accidentally bumped into the doorpost.
门柱。
Zhè shàn mén de mén zhù yǐ jīng yǒu xiē sōng dòng le.
The doorpost of this door has become a bit loose.
门柱。
Gōng rén zhèng zài bǎ xīn de mén zhù ān zhuāng hǎo.
The worker is installing the new doorpost.

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.

门 names the door and 柱 the upright post, together meaning the post beside a door.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 門; 门 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 門 pictures a gate as two door shapes side by side; the simplified 门 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.

木主柱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

主

Same sound today

The left part 木 shows that 柱 is connected with wood. The right part 主 gives the pronunciation.

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