儿马 (ér mǎ) — stallion

Definition

noun
stallion
Measure word · 匹

Examples

  • 儿马。
    Nà pǐ ér mǎ pǎo dé hěn kuài.
    That stallion runs very fast.
  • 儿马。
    ér mǎ Bǐ mǔ mǎ gèng qiáng zhuàng.
    Stallions are stronger than mares.
  • 儿马。
    Tā zài nóng chǎng yǎng le yì pǐ ér mǎ.
    He raised a stallion on the farm.

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.

儿érmale
马mǎhorse

儿 marks male and 马 is horse, so the word names a stallion.

Characters in this word

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

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 馬; 马 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 馬 shows a horse with its head facing left, a flowing mane, and two legs standing vertically.

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