领子 (lǐng zi) — collar | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

collar

Measure word · 个

领子。
Zhè jiàn chèn shān de lǐng zi tài xiǎo le.
The collar of this shirt is too small.
领子，。
Tā zhěng lǐ le yí xià lǐng zi, zhǔn bèi chū mén.
He adjusted his collar and got ready to go out.
领子。
Dà yī de lǐng zi shì yòng zhēn pí zuò de.
The coat's collar is made of real leather.

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.

领 refers to the neck area or collar, and 子 is the common ending that makes the everyday word for it.

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 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

令頁領

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yè

Sound part声符shēngfú

令

Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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