刀柄 (dāo bǐng) — knife handle

Definition

noun
knife handle
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 刀柄
    Zhè bǎ dāo bǐng shì yòng mù tou zuò de.
    This knife handle is made of wood.
  • 刀柄
    Xīn mǎi de dāo dāo bǐng wò qǐ lái hěn shū fu.
    The handle of the newly bought knife feels very comfortable to hold.
  • 刀柄
    Yòng jiǔ le, dāo bǐng shàng de qī dōu diào le.
    After long use, the paint on the knife handle has all worn off.

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.

dāoknife
bǐnghandle

刀 (knife) + 柄 (handle) names the handle of a knife.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 刀 comes from a simple picture of a knife.

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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
wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
bǐngbǐng
Same sound today

柄 shows a wooden handle: it combines 木 (wood) with 丙 for its sound.

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