丝带 (sī dài) — silk ribbon, braid, or sash

Definition

noun

silk ribbonbraidor sash

Measure word · 条

丝带。
Tā yòng yì tiáo sī dài bǎ lǐ wù bāo le qǐ lái.
She wrapped the gift with a silk ribbon.
丝带，。
Zhè tiáo sī dài shì shǒu gōng zhì zuò de, fēi cháng jīng měi.
This silk ribbon is handmade and very delicate.
丝带。
Tā zài tóu fa shàng xì le yì gēn hóng sè sī dài.
She tied a red silk ribbon in her hair.

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.

丝 means silk and 带 means ribbon, giving a silk ribbon.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 絲; 丝 is its simplified writing.

糸糸絲

In the traditional form 絲, the shape is two 糸 written together; this is about 絲, not the simplified 丝.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 帶; 带 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 帶 was drawn as a woven belt; the simplified 带 is a later shorthand.

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