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防晒霜 (fáng shài shuāng) — sunscreen (lotion); sunblock cream

Definition

noun
sunscreen (lotion)sunblock cream
Measure word · 瓶

Examples

  • 防晒霜。
    Xià tiān chū mén qián yí dìng yào tú fáng shài shuāng.
    Be sure to apply sunscreen before going out in summer.
  • 防晒霜。
    Zhè kuǎn fáng shài shuāng de fáng shài zhǐ shù hěn gāo.
    This sunscreen has a high SPF.
  • 防晒霜。
    Qù hǎi biān lǚ xíng bié wàng le dài fáng shài shuāng.
    Don't forget to bring sunscreen when traveling to the beach.

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.

防晒prevent sun exposure
防fángprevent晒shàisun exposure
动宾Verb + object
霜shuāngcream

防 (prevent) and 晒 (sun exposure) combine with 霜 (cream) to mean a cream that blocks the sun.

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
阝Written in full as阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng防fáng
Same sound today

防 pairs 阝 (written fully as 阜) with 方, which gives the sound.

Open 防 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 晒 →

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
雨雨yǔrain
Sound part声符shēngfú
相
相xiāng霜shuāng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

霜 has 雨 (rain) on top for weather and 相 (xiāng) below for the sound.

Open 霜 →
Appears in
Toiletries & Cosmetics

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