帐 (zhàng) — (bound form) covering; canopy; curtain; tent (used in compounds)
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'covering/curtain/canopy' — never used alone. It pairs with suffixes like 子 (帐子, often a mosquito net), 篷 (帐篷, tent), and 幕 (帐幕, curtain).
bound form
coveringcanopycurtaintent (used in compounds)
Examples
- 。Wǒ men dā qǐ le zhàng peng.We set up a tent.
- 帐。Fáng jiān lǐ de zhàng zi hěn jiù le.The mosquito net in the room is very old.
- 。Wǔ tái shàng de zhàng mù fēi cháng huá lì.The stage curtain is very splendid.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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 帳; 帐 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
長
長cháng帳zhàng
Same sound today
The traditional form 帳 is made from 巾, a cloth shape, plus 長, which gives the sound. The simplified 帐 is a shorthand; its right side is not the historical sound part.
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