斧子 (fǔ zi) — axe, hatchet | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

axehatchet

Measure word · 把

Examples

斧子。
Tā mǎi le yì bǎ xīn fǔ zi.
He bought a new axe.
斧子。
Yé ye yòng fǔ zi bǎ dà shù kǎn dǎo le.
Grandpa used the axe to chop down the big tree.
斧子，。
Zhè bǎ fǔ zi hěn jiù le, xū yào mó yi mó.
This axe is very old and needs sharpening.

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.

'斧' names the axe, and '子' completes the common word for the tool.

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.

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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