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座垫 (zuò diàn) — saddle (of a bicycle); seat (of a car or bike); chair cushion

Definition

noun
saddle (of a bicycle)seat (of a car or bike)chair cushion
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 座垫，。
    Zhè liàng zì xíng chē de zuò diàn hěn ruǎn, qí qǐ lái hěn shū fu.
    This bicycle's seat cushion is very soft and comfortable to ride.
  • 座垫，。
    Yǐ zi shàng de zuò diàn zāng le, xū yào huàn yí gè xīn de.
    The cushion on the chair is dirty and needs to be replaced with a new one.
  • 座垫。
    Qì chē zuò diàn de cái liào zhí jiē yǐng xiǎng kāi chē de shū shì dù.
    The material of the car seat cushion directly affects driving comfort.

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.

座zuòseat
垫diànpad

座 means seat and 垫 means pad, together meaning a cushion for a seat.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
广广guǎnghouse on cliff
Sound part声符shēngfú
坐
坐zuò座zuò
Same sound today

座 pairs 广, a house on a cliff, with 坐 to give the sound.

Open 座 →

Most 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 墊; 垫 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
執
執zhí墊diàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 墊 pairs 土, showing earth, with 執, providing the sound; this is about 墊, not the simplified 垫.

Open 垫 →
Appears in
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