手袋 (shǒu dài) — handbag | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

handbag

Measure word · 个

Examples

，。
Tā mǎi le yì zhī xīn shǒu dài, yán sè hěn hǎo kàn.
She bought a new handbag, and the color is very nice.
手袋，。
Zhè ge shǒu dài shì pí zhì de, zhì liàng hěn hǎo.
This handbag is made of leather, and the quality is very good.
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Tā bǎ shǒu dài wàng zài chē shàng le.
She left her handbag in the car.

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.

A 袋 used with the 手, i.e. a bag carried in hand.

Characters in this word

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

手 draws a five-fingered human hand: the top line is a bent middle finger, and the horizontal lines show the other four fingers.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

代衣袋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衣衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

代

代dài袋dài

Same sound today

袋 combines 衣 (clothes) with 代, where 衣 gives the meaning and 代 gives the sound.

Appears in

Footwear & Accessories

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