刮胡刀 (guā hú dāo) — razor | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

razor

Measure word · 把

Examples

刮胡刀。
Tā měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu yòng guā hú dāo guā hú zi.
He uses a razor to shave his beard every morning.
刮胡刀，。
Zhè bǎ guā hú dāo hěn fēng lì, xiǎo xīn bié huá shāng.
This razor is very sharp; be careful not to cut yourself.
刮胡刀。
Wǒ zài chāo shì mǎi le yì zhī xīn de guā hú dāo.
I bought a new razor at the supermarket.

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.

刮胡shave beard

刮guāshave胡húbeard

动宾Verb + object

刮胡 describes shaving the beard, and 刀 is the blade used for it.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刀刀dāoknife

Sound part声符shēngfú

𠯑

𠯑𠯑刮guā

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

刮 combines 刀, a knife, with 𠯑, which gives the sound.

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

⺼Written in full as肉ròumeat

Sound part声符shēngfú

古

古gǔ胡hú

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

胡 combines 古, which points to its sound, with ⺼ (肉), meaning meat or flesh.

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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