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马鞍 (mǎ ān) — saddle

Definition

noun
saddle
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • ，。
    Tā qí shàng mǎ ān, zhǔn bèi chū fā.
    He mounted the saddle and prepared to depart.
  • 马鞍。
    Zhè pǐ mǎ de mǎ ān shì pí gé zuò de.
    This horse's saddle is made of leather.
  • 马鞍。
    Tā huā le hěn cháng shí jiān tiāo xuǎn hé shì de mǎ ān.
    He spent a long time choosing a suitable saddle.

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.

马mǎhorse
鞍ānsaddle

马 means horse and 鞍 means saddle, together naming the saddle for a horse.

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 馬; 马 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 馬 shows a horse with its head facing left, a flowing mane, and two legs standing vertically.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

In 鞍, the left side 革 is leather; the right side 安 gives the sound ān.

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