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摊儿 (tān r) — (noun) stall; booth; stand

Definition

An informal, spoken word for a small roadside stall or booth, usually one that sells food or goods. The written/formal equivalent is 摊.

noun
stallboothstand
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 摊儿。
    Tā zài lù biān bǎi le yí gè tān r.
    He set up a stall by the roadside.
  • 摊儿。
    Zhè ge tān r mài de shì xīn xiān shuǐ guǒ.
    This stall sells fresh fruit.
  • 摊儿？
    Nǐ kàn dào nà ge xiǎo chī tān r le ma?
    Did you see that snack stall?

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

摊tānstall
儿érer

摊 means a stall, and 儿 turns it into the colloquial 摊儿.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 攤; 摊 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
難
難nán攤tān
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 攤 uses 手 (hand) and 難 for sound.

Open 摊 →

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

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

Open 儿 →
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