条绒 (tiáo róng) — corduroy

Definition

noun
corduroy
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 。
    Zhè tiáo tiáo róng kù zi chuān qǐ lái hěn shū fu.
    These corduroy pants are very comfortable to wear.
  • 条绒。
    Tā mǎi le yí jiàn tiáo róng wài tào guò dōng.
    He bought a corduroy coat for winter.
  • 条绒，。
    tiáo róng Miàn liào bǐ jiào hòu, shì hé zuò qiū dōng fú zhuāng.
    Corduroy fabric is relatively thick, suitable for autumn and winter clothing.

Origin

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.

条tiáostrip
绒róngvelvet

The 条 'strip' part describes the ribbed surface of the 绒 'velvet'.

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 條; 条 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
攸
攸yōu條tiáo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 條 pairs 木, a small branch or stick, with 攸, which shows a person warned by a hand holding a stick, as a sound part; 条 is a later shortened shape.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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