鹿皮 (lù pí) — deerskin; buckskin

Definition

noun
deerskinbuckskin
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 鹿皮。
    Zhè tiáo kù zi shì lù pí zuò de.
    These pants are made of deerskin.
  • 鹿皮。
    Tā mǎi le yí gè lù pí qián bāo.
    She bought a deerskin wallet.
  • 鹿皮。
    Zhè zhǒng lù pí fēi cháng róu ruǎn nài yòng.
    This kind of deerskin is very soft and durable.

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.

鹿lùdeer
皮pískin

The “皮” skin taken from a “鹿” deer is deerskin.

Characters in this word

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

鹿 is a picture of a deer, with antlers, head, mouth, and bent legs; in the current form these parts are abstracted.

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

皮 shows a hand pulling fur off an animal pelt, with the pelt drawn at the upper left.

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