夹克衫 (jiā kè shān) — jacket | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

jacket

Measure word · 件

Examples

夹克衫。
Tā chuān zhuó yí jiàn huī sè de jiā kè shān.
He is wearing a gray jacket.
夹克衫。
Zhè jiàn jiā kè shān hěn nuǎn huo.
This jacket is very warm.
夹克衫。
Tā bǎ jiā kè shān guà zài le yī jià shàng.
He hung the jacket on the coat rack.

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.

夹克jacket

音译Transliteration

夹克 carries the borrowed name, and 衫 marks it as a garment.

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 夾; 夹 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 夾 draws a person with two people beside or under the arms, giving the idea of holding or sandwiching between sides.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

彡

彡shān衫shān

Same sound today

衫 uses 衣 to show it is a garment and 彡 to give the sound.

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