圆领 (yuán lǐng) — round collar | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

round collar

Measure word · 个

圆领。
Wǒ mǎi le yí jiàn yuán lǐng chèn shān.
I bought a round-collar shirt.
圆领。
Zhè jiàn yuán lǐng tǐ xù shān hěn shū fu.
This round-collar t-shirt is very comfortable.
圆领。
yuán lǐng Shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de lǐng zi shè jì.
The round collar is a common collar design.

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.

“圆” gives the shape and “领” the collar, meaning a round collar.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 圓; 圆 is its simplified writing.

囗員圓

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéi

Sound part声符shēngfú

員

員yuán圓yuán

Same sound today

This is about the traditional form 圓, not the simplified 圆. In 圓, 囗 surrounds 員, and the inner part of 員 is an old circle picture.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

令頁領

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yè

Sound part声符shēngfú

令

Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.