公主 (gōng zhǔ) — princess | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

princess

Measure word · 位

Examples

公主。
Zhè wèi gōng zhǔ lái zì yí gè yáo yuǎn de guó jiā.
This princess comes from a distant country.
公主。
Tā xiǎo shí hou zuì xǐ huan dú guān yú gōng zhǔ de gù shi.
When she was little, she loved reading stories about princesses.
公主。
Tā jīn tiān chuān dé xiàng gè gōng zhǔ yí yàng piào liang.
She is dressed as beautifully as a princess today.

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.

公 means duke, and 主 means lord or master; together they form the noble title princess.

Characters in this word

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

One theory sees 公 as a picture of a wide-mouthed, round-bottomed jar.

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

The old forms that became 主 showed a lamp or torch with a flame at the top; other forms showed wood on fire or a spirit tablet.

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