斧头 (fǔ tóu) — axe; hatchet | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

axehatchet

Measure word · 柄

Examples

斧头。
Tā yòng fǔ tóu kǎn le yì xiē shù zhī.
He chopped some branches with an axe.
斧头，。
Zhè bǎ fǔ tóu hěn fēng lì, xiǎo xīn yòng.
This axe is very sharp; use it carefully.
，斧头。
Lǎo rén zài yuàn zi pǐ chái, shǒu lǐ ná zhe yì bǎ fǔ tóu.
The old man was chopping firewood in the yard, holding an axe.

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.

头tóuword ending

斧 gives the meaning 'axe'; 头 simply finishes the word, so 斧头 means 'axe'.

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.

父斤斧

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

父

父fù斧fǔ

Same sound today

斧 combines 斤, an axe, with 父, which gives the sound.

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 頭; 头 is its simplified writing.

豆頁頭

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yèhead

Sound part声符shēngfú

豆

豆dòu頭tóu

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

The traditional form 頭 shows 頁, meaning head, beside 豆 as a sound component; the simplified 头 is a later shorthand.

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