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叠罗汉 (dié luó hàn) — to form a human pyramid (as a sport, game, or performance)

Definition

A set activity where people stack themselves into a human pyramid. 罗汉 here refers to the arhat figures — stacked bodies resembling the multi-armed statues.

verb
to form a human pyramid (as a sport, game, or performance)

Examples

  • 叠罗汉。
    Xiǎo péng yǒu men zài tǐ yù kè shàng dié luó hàn.
    The children formed a human pyramid in PE class.
  • ，。
    Tā men dié le yí gè luó hàn, kàn qǐ lái hěn hǎo wán.
    They made a human pyramid that looked really fun.
  • 叠罗汉。
    dié luó hàn Xū yào dà jiā hù xiāng pèi hé.
    Making a human pyramid requires everyone to cooperate.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

叠diéstack
罗汉arhats
罗luó汉hàn

“叠” means stack and “罗汉” names arhats, so the image is stacking human figures into a pyramid.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 疊; 叠 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 疊, not 叠, pairs 畾 and 宜 to show a pile.

Open 叠 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 羅; 罗 is its simplified writing.

  • 网网wǎngnet
  • 維維wéibird (tied with string)

The traditional form 羅 combines 网 (net) with 維 (a bird tied with string) to show a net for catching birds; the simplified 罗 is a later abbreviation.

Open 罗 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 汉 →
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