提花 (tí huā) — jacquard weave (a fabric pattern woven into the cloth, not printed)

Definition

A weaving technique (and the patterned fabric it produces) where the design is woven directly into the cloth on a Jacquard loom, not printed or embroidered on afterward.

noun
jacquard weave (a fabric pattern woven into the cloth, not printed)

Examples

  • 提花，。
    Zhè tiáo qún zi shì yòng tí huā miàn liào zuò de, huā wén hěn jīng zhì.
    This skirt is made of jacquard fabric, and the pattern is very delicate.
  • 提花。
    tí huā Gōng yì zài sī chóu shàng xiào guǒ tè bié hǎo.
    The jacquard technique works particularly well on silk.
  • 提花。
    Zhè jiàn tí huā máo yī mō qǐ lái hěn hòu shí.
    This jacquard sweater feels thick and solid.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

提tílift
花huāpattern

提 refers to lifting threads, and 花 refers to the pattern; together they name a raised woven design.

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
是
是shì提tí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

提 shows 扌 (hand) beside 是, which gives the pronunciation.

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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
艹Written in full as艸cǎograss; plant
Sound part声符shēngfú
化
化huà花
Same sound today

花 pairs 艹 (grass; plant) with 化, which gives the sound.

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