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小号 (xiǎo hào) — trumpet; small size (of clothing, shoes, or other goods); (slang) alt account, secondary account (on social media)

Definition

A polysemous noun: the brass instrument (trumpet), a clothing/goods size (small), or an online alt/secondary account. The instrument sense uses measure word 把.

noun
trumpetsmall size (of clothing, shoes, or other goods)(slang) alt accountsecondary account (on social media)
Measure word · 把

Examples

  • 小号，。
    Tā shàn cháng chuī xiǎo hào, shì xué xiào yuè duì de zhǔ lì.
    He is good at playing the trumpet and is the main player in the school band.
  • 小号，。
    Zhè jiàn wài tào shì xiǎo hào de, nǐ chuān kě néng tài xiǎo le.
    This coat is a small size; it might be too small for you.
  • 小号，。
    Tā zài wēi bó shàng kāi le ge xiǎo hào, zhuān mén fā yì xiē gè rén xiǎng fǎ.
    He opened an alt account on Weibo to post some personal thoughts.

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.

小xiǎosmall
号hàostore; horn; size

小号 combines 小 'small' with 号, a store, horn, or size; the store meaning is a small shop, not an account.

Characters in this word

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

  • 八八bāto divide; to separate
  • 丨丨gǔnsmall object

The shape of 小 comes from three small dots, later elongated into its strokes; the apparent parts 八 and 丨 are a later way of seeing it.

Open 小 →

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

  • 口口kǒumouth
  • 丂丂kǎoexhaled air; a tiger's cry

The shape 号 comes from 口, a mouth, and 丂, exhaled air or a tiger's cry.

Open 号 →
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