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披肩 (pī jiān) — cape; shawl (worn over the shoulders); orthopedic shoulder wrap (used in traditional Chinese medicine)

Definition

披肩 (pījiān) means a shawl or cape worn draped over the shoulders — used both as a fashion accessory and as a medical shoulder wrap in traditional Chinese medicine for warmth and pain relief.

noun
capeshawl (worn over the shoulders)orthopedic shoulder wrap (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 披肩，。
    Tā mǎi le yì tiáo piào liang de pī jiān, zhǔn bèi cān jiā yàn huì.
    She bought a beautiful shawl to wear to the banquet.
  • ，披肩。
    Dōng tiān chū mén shí, jì de dài shàng pī jiān bǎo nuǎn.
    Remember to put on a shawl to keep warm when going out in winter.
  • 披肩。
    Yī shēng jiàn yì tā dài yí gè pī jiān lái huǎn jiě jiān bǎng téng tòng.
    The doctor advised him to wear an orthopedic shawl to relieve shoulder pain.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

披pīdrape
肩jiānshoulder

披 (drape) + 肩 (shoulder) names something draped over the shoulders.

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shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
皮
皮pí披pī
Same sound today

披 pairs 扌 (hand) with 皮, which gives the sound.

Open 披 →

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

肩 combines a shoulder shape with a flesh part to show a shoulder.

Open 肩 →
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Clothing

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