山羊皮 (shān yáng pí) — goatskin (leather)

Definition

noun

goatskin (leather)

Measure word · 块

山羊皮。
Zhè jiàn dà yī shì yòng shān yáng pí zuò de.
This coat is made of goatskin.
山羊皮。
Tā mǎi le yí gè shān yáng pí qián bāo.
He bought a goatskin wallet.
山羊皮。
shān yáng pí De zhì dì hěn róu ruǎn.
Goatskin leather is very soft.

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.

山羊goat

偏正Modifier + head

山羊 names the goat, and 皮 gives its skin or leather, together referring to goatskin.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 羊 comes from a drawing of a ram's head.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

皮 shows a hand pulling fur off an animal pelt, with the pelt drawn at the upper left.

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