护耳 (hù ěr) — earmuffs; earflaps (worn to protect ears from cold)

Definition

noun
earmuffsearflaps (worn to protect ears from cold)
Measure word · 副

Examples

  • ，护耳。
    Dōng tiān chū mén de shí hou, wǒ xí guàn dài shàng hù ěr.
    When I go out in winter, I'm used to wearing earmuffs.
  • 护耳，。
    Zhè duì hù ěr shì yòng yáng máo zuò de, tè bié nuǎn huo.
    This pair of earmuffs is made of wool, especially warm.
  • 护耳。
    Tā mǎi le yì dǐng dài hù ěr de mào zi.
    He bought a hat with earflaps.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

护hùprotect
耳ěrear

护 means to protect and 耳 is the ear: something that protects the ears.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
户
户hù护hù
Same sound today

护 combines 扌 (the hand form 手) with 户, which gives the sound hù.

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

耳 is drawn as a picture of an ear.

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