发丝 (fà sī) — a strand of hair | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

a strand of hair

Measure word · 根

发丝。
Tā yǒu yì gēn fà sī fēi cháng cháng.
She has a very long strand of hair.
发丝。
Wǒ kàn dào dì shàng yǒu yì gēn fà sī.
I saw a strand of hair on the floor.
发丝。
Tā de fà sī hěn hēi hěn liàng.
His strands of hair are very black and shiny.

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.

发 means hair, and 丝 means a thin thread.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 絲; 丝 is its simplified writing.

糸糸絲

In the traditional form 絲, the shape is two 糸 written together; this is about 絲, not the simplified 丝.