假发 (jiǎ fà) — wig | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

wig

Measure word · 顶

假发。
Tā mǎi le yì dǐng xīn jiǎ fà.
She bought a new wig.
假发。
Zhè jiā diàn mài gè zhǒng yán sè hé cháng dù de jiǎ fà.
This store sells wigs in all colors and lengths.
假发，。
Dài jiǎ fà kě yǐ gǎi biàn fà xíng, bú yòng jiǎn tóu fa.
Wearing a wig can change your hairstyle without cutting your 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.

假 means false or imitation, and 发 means hair, so the word denotes imitation hair.

Characters in this word

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

亻叚假

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

叚

叚jiǎ假jiǎ

Same sound today

假 pairs 亻 (person) with 叚, which gives the sound jiǎ.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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