高脚杯 (gāo jiǎo bēi) — goblet, chalice (stemmed glass for wine)

Definition

noun

gobletchalice (stemmed glass for wine)

Measure word · 个

高脚杯，。
Tā jǔ qǐ gāo jiǎo bēi, xiàng kè rén jìng jiǔ.
She raised the goblet and toasted the guests.
高脚杯。
Cān zhuō shàng bǎi zhe jǐ zhī jīng zhì de gāo jiǎo bēi.
Several exquisite stemmed glasses were placed on the dining table.
高脚杯。
Zhè zhǒng gāo jiǎo bēi zuì shì hé hē hóng jiǔ.
This kind of stemmed glass is perfect for red wine.

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.

高脚tall stem

偏正Modifier + head

高脚 gives a tall stem, and 杯 names the cup, making a stemmed drinking vessel.

Characters in this word

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

高 was drawn as a tall building.

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 腳; 脚 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

⺼Written in full as肉ròumeat, body

Sound part声符shēngfú

卻

卻què腳jiǎo

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

The traditional form 腳 uses ⺼ for a body part and 卻 for the sound; the simplified 脚 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.

木不杯

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

不

不bù杯bēi

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

杯 is built from 木, meaning wood, and 不, which gives the sound.