领结 (lǐng jiē) — bow tie; loop (of a necktie) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bow tieloop (of a necktie)

Measure word · 个

Examples

领结。
Tā jīn tiān dài le yí gè hóng sè de lǐng jiē.
He wore a red bow tie today.
，领结。
Cān jiā pài duì shí, tā xǐ huan xì lǐng jiē.
When attending parties, he likes to wear a bow tie.
领结。
Zhè tiáo lǐng jiē shì tā qī zi sòng de shēng rì lǐ wù.
This bow tie is a birthday gift from his wife.

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.

'领' gives the collar area and '结' gives the knot, together naming a bow tie.

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

令lìng領lǐng

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.

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 結; 结 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mì

Sound part声符shēngfú

吉

吉jí結jié

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

The traditional form 結 pairs 糸 with 吉; 吉 gives the sound, and 糸 relates to the meaning. The simplified 结 is a later shorthand.

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