伞架 (sǎn jià) — umbrella stand; umbrella rack

Definition

noun
umbrella standumbrella rack
Measure word · 个
Easily confused

Examples

  • 伞架。
    Qǐng bǎ yǔ sǎn fàng zài mén kǒu de sǎn jià lǐ.
    Please put the umbrella in the umbrella stand by the door.
  • 伞架，。
    Zhè ge sǎn jià shì mù zhì de, hěn jiē shi.
    This umbrella stand is made of wood and is very sturdy.
  • 伞架，。
    Wǒ gāng mǎi le yí gè xīn sǎn jià, kě yǐ fàng hǎo jǐ bǎ sǎn.
    I just bought a new umbrella stand that can hold several umbrellas.

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.

伞sǎnumbrella
架jiàrack/stand

伞 is an umbrella and 架 is a rack or stand; together they name a rack for holding umbrellas.

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 傘; 伞 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 傘 is drawn like an umbrella. The simplified 伞 is a later shorthand, not the original drawing.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree, wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
加
加jiā架jià
Same sound today

架 shows 木, meaning wood, with 加 giving the sound; it refers to a wooden prop.

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