旱冰鞋 (hàn bīng xié) — roller skates

Definition

noun

roller skates

Measure word · 双

旱冰鞋。
Wǒ nǚ ér mǎi le yì shuāng xīn de hàn bīng xié.
My daughter bought a new pair of roller skates.
旱冰鞋。
Chuān hàn bīng xié de shí hou yí dìng yào dài hǎo hù jù.
When wearing roller skates, make sure to wear protective gear.
旱冰鞋。
Tā zài gōng yuán lǐ chuān zhuó hàn bīng xié huá dé hěn kuài.
He skates very fast in the park wearing roller skates.

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.

旱冰roller skating

偏正Modifier + head

旱冰 names roller skating, and 鞋 is a shoe, so the word names a shoe worn for roller skating.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

冫水冰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

冫

仌bīng冰bīng

Same sound today

冰 adds 水 (water) to 冫, the short form of 仌; 冫 gives the sound, and 水 shows the meaning.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

革圭鞋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

革革géleather

Sound part声符shēngfú

圭

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

鞋 puts 革 (leather) beside 圭 to show leather shoes; 圭 gives the sound and originally drew a pair of ritual axes, not earth.