发辫 (fà biàn) — braid; pigtail; plait

Definition

noun
braidpigtailplait
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 发辫。
    Tā jīn tiān shū le liǎng tiáo fà biàn.
    She wore two braids today.
  • 发辫。
    Tā de fà biàn yòu cháng yòu hēi.
    Her braid is long and black.
  • 发辫。
    Xiǎo nǚ hái de fà biàn shàng xì zhe hóng sī dài.
    The little girl's pigtail is tied with a red ribbon.

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.

发fāhair
辫biànbraid

发 (hair) and 辫 (braid) name a braid of hair.

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.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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