棉纱 (mián shā) — cotton yarn

Definition

noun
cotton yarn

Examples

  • 棉纱,。
    Zhè zhǒng mián shā shǒu gǎn hěn róu ruǎn, shì hé zuò yīng ér yī fu.
    This kind of cotton yarn feels very soft and is suitable for making baby clothes.
  • 棉纱。
    Gōng chǎng zuì jìn jìn le yì pī gāo zhì liàng de mián shā.
    The factory recently imported a batch of high-quality cotton yarn.
  • 棉纱。
    Tā yòng mián shā zhī le yì tiáo wéi jīn sòng gěi mā ma.
    She knitted a scarf with cotton yarn and gave it to her mother.

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.

棉miáncotton

棉 is cotton and 纱 is yarn, giving cotton yarn.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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 紗; 纱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìthread
Sound part声符shēngfú
沙
沙shā紗shā
Same sound today

The traditional form 紗 uses 糸 to mark a thread-related meaning and 沙 for the sound. The modern simplified 纱 is a shortened form.

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