队服 (duì fú) — team uniform | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

team uniform

Measure word · 件

队服。
Duì yuán men chuān zhuó tǒng yī de duì fú cān jiā bǐ sài.
The team members wore identical uniforms to compete.
队服。
Zhè tào duì fú de shè jì fēi cháng shí shàng.
The design of this team uniform is very stylish.
队服。
Xué xiào gěi měi gè qiú duì dōu fā le xīn duì fú.
The school issued new team uniforms to every ball team.

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.

服fúclothing

队 means team, and 服 means clothing; 队服 is the clothing worn by a team.

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 隊; 队 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阜阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

㒸

㒸㒸隊duì

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

The traditional form 隊 has 阜 as the meaning part and 㒸 as the sound part.

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

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.

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