文件夹 (wén jiàn jiā) — folder (for documents, files, or digital files)

Definition

noun

folder (for documents, files, or digital files)

Measure word · 个

文件夹。
Qǐng bǎ zhè fèn wén jiàn fàng dào lán sè wén jiàn jiā lǐ.
Please put this document into the blue folder.
文件夹，。
Diàn nǎo zhuō miàn shàng de wén jiàn jiā tài duō le, gāi zhěng lǐ yí xià.
There are too many folders on the computer desktop; it's time to organize them.
文件夹。
Měi gè xué shēng dōu yào zhǔn bèi yí gè wén jiàn jiā lái fàng zuò yè.
Every student needs to prepare a folder to keep their homework in.

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.

文件documents

偏正Modifier + head

文件 denotes documents, and 夹 denotes a holder, giving a holder for documents.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The current form 文 shows a man with head, arms, legs, and chest; the tattoo marks on the chest are no longer drawn.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

件 is made of 人, 'man', and 牛, 'cow'.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 夾; 夹 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 夾 draws a person with two people beside or under the arms, giving the idea of holding or sandwiching between sides.

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