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墨镜 (mò jìng) — sunglasses

Definition

noun
sunglasses
Measure word · 副

Examples

  • 墨镜。
    Wǒ mǎi le yí fù xīn de mò jìng.
    I bought a new pair of sunglasses.
  • 墨镜。
    Xià tiān chū mén yào dài mò jìng.
    You should wear sunglasses when going out in summer.
  • 墨镜。
    Tā de mò jìng shì hēi sè de.
    His sunglasses are black.

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.

墨mòink
镜jìngglasses

墨 (ink) and 镜 (glasses) combine to mean dark glasses.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔsoil
Sound part声符shēngfú
黑
黑hēi墨mò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

墨 is built from 土 (soil) and 黑, with 黑 giving the sound.

Open 墨 →

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 鏡; 镜 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
竟
竟jìng鏡jìng
Same sound today

The traditional form 鏡 puts 金, metal, next to 竟 to give the sound. The simplified 镜 is a later shorthand.

Open 镜 →
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