匕首 (bǐ shǒu) — dagger | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

dagger

Measure word · 把

匕首。
Tā suí shēn dài le yì bǎ bǐ shǒu.
He carried a dagger with him.
匕首。
Zhè bǎ bǐ shǒu de dāo rèn fēi cháng fēng lì.
The blade of this dagger is very sharp.
匕首。
Bó wù guǎn lǐ chén liè zhe gǔ dài de bǐ shǒu.
Ancient daggers are displayed in the museum.

Single-morpheme word

构词法gòucífǎ

联绵liánmiánBound pair

Two characters that only ever appear together, spelling one ancient two-syllable word.

匕bǐ

匕 and 首 together form the word for dagger; the characters do not carry separate meanings here.

Sound-only characters

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

The shape 匕 is a simple picture of an ancient spoon.

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

The shape comes from an old drawing of an animal's head, showing a long mouth and horns; the version with hair became 首.

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