按摩椅 (àn mó yǐ) — massage chair

Definition

noun
massage chair
Measure word · 把

Examples

  • 按摩椅，。
    Tā zuò zài xīn mǎi de àn mó yǐ shàng, gǎn jué hěn fàng sōng.
    She sat on the newly bought massage chair and felt very relaxed.
  • 按摩椅。
    Zhè kuǎn àn mó yǐ yǒu duō zhǒng àn mó mó shì.
    This massage chair has multiple massage modes.
  • 按摩椅。
    Wǒ bà ba měi tiān wǎn shàng dōu zài àn mó yǐ shàng àn mó bàn xiǎo shí.
    My dad massages on the massage chair for half an hour every evening.

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.

按摩massage
按ànpress摩mórub
联合Side by side
椅yǐchair

按 means press and 摩 means rub; 按摩椅 is a chair for pressing and rubbing.

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
安
安ān按àn
Same sound today

按 has 扌, the hand radical, and 安. The hand part points to an action done with the hand, while 安 supplies the sound and the idea of being at ease, linked to pressing down.

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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
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
麻
麻má摩mó
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

摩 combines 手 (hand) with 麻; the hand part relates to the meaning, and 麻 gives the sound.

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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
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
奇
奇qí椅yǐ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

椅 combines 木 (wood) with 奇, which gives its sound.

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