奶油色 (nǎi yóu sè) — cream color | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cream color

Examples

奶油色。
Tā chuān le yí jiàn nǎi yóu sè de lián yī qún.
She wore a cream-colored dress.
奶油色。
Zhè miàn qiáng shuā chéng nǎi yóu sè huì xiǎn de gèng wēn xīn.
Painting this wall cream will make it cozier.
奶油色，。
Wǒ xǐ huan nǎi yóu sè de shā fā, róng yì dā pèi jiā jù.
I like cream-colored sofas — they're easy to match with furniture.

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.

奶油cream

奶nǎimilk油yóufat

偏正Modifier + head

奶油色 is the color of 奶油, cream.

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.

女乃奶

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

乃

乃nǎi奶nǎi

Same sound today

奶 combines 女, a woman, and 乃, which gives the sound.

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

氵由油

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

由

由yóu油yóu

Same sound today

油 is built from 氵, a water part, and 由, which supplies the sound.

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

爪爪zhuǎclaw; hand
卩卩jiékneeling person

色 pairs 爪 (a hand) with 卩 (a kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on the kneeling person.

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