发廊 (fà láng) — hair salon; barbershop

Definition

noun

hair salonbarbershop

Measure word · 家

发廊。
Wǒ měi zhōu dōu qù nà jiā fà láng jiǎn tóu fa.
I go to that hair salon every week to get a haircut.
发廊，。
Zhè jiā fà láng de fú wù hěn hǎo, wǒ tuī jiàn gěi nǐ.
This hair salon's service is very good; I recommend it to you.
发廊。
Zuó tiān wǒ zài fà láng zuò le yí gè xīn fà xíng.
Yesterday I got a new hairstyle at the hair salon.

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 refers to hair and 廊 to a hall or room, so the sense is a place for hair care.

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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

广郎廊

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

郎

Same sound today

廊 is made of 广 and 郎; 广 is the part used for sheltered buildings, and 郎 gives the sound.

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