彩带 (cǎi dài) — colored ribbon, streamer (used for decoration) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

colored ribbonstreamer (used for decoration)

Measure word · 条

Examples

彩带。
Shēng rì pài duì shàng guà mǎn le wǔ yán liù sè de cǎi dài.
The birthday party was decorated with colorful streamers hanging everywhere.
彩带，。
Tā tóu shàng zhā zhe yì tiáo hóng sè de cǎi dài, kàn qǐ lái tè bié piào liang.
She wore a red ribbon in her hair, looking especially beautiful.
彩带。
Yùn dòng yuán men ná zhe cǎi qí hé cǎi dài huān yíng guì bīn.
The athletes held colored flags and streamers to welcome the distinguished guests.

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.

彩cǎicolored

彩 colored + 带 ribbon names a colored ribbon or streamer.

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.

采彡彩

Meaning part形符xíngfú

彡彡shān

Sound part声符shēngfú

采

采cǎi彩cǎi

Same sound today

彩 puts 采, which gives the sound, next to 彡, the three-stroke mark that carries the meaning.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 帶; 带 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 帶 was drawn as a woven belt; the simplified 带 is a later shorthand.

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