发簪 (fà zān) — hairpin | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A traditional Chinese hairpin used to fasten or decorate women's hair, often ornamental. Measures with 支/枚.

noun

hairpin

Measure word · 支

发簪。
Tā tóu shàng dài le yì zhī jīng měi de fà zān.
She wore an exquisite hairpin in her hair.
发簪。
Zhè méi fà zān shì gǔ dài nǚ zǐ cháng yòng de shì pǐn.
This hairpin is an accessory commonly used by ancient women.
发簪。
Wǒ bù xiǎo xīn bǎ fà zān diào zài dì shàng shuāi duàn le.
I accidentally dropped the hairpin on the ground and broke it.

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.

簪zānpin

A 簪 for the 发, a hairpin.

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.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.