椅垫 (yǐ diàn) — chair cushion | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

chair cushion

Measure word · 块

椅垫，。
Zhè ge yǐ diàn hěn ruǎn, zuò qǐ lái hěn shū fu.
This chair cushion is very soft and comfortable to sit on.
椅垫。
Wǒ zài wǎng shàng mǎi le yí gè xīn yǐ diàn.
I bought a new chair cushion online.
椅垫，。
yǐ diàn Zāng le, xū yào xǐ yí xià.
The chair cushion is dirty and needs to be washed.

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.

“椅” means chair and “垫” means cushion; together they name a cushion for a chair.

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.

木奇椅

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

奇

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

椅 combines 木 (wood) with 奇, which gives its 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 墊; 垫 is its simplified writing.

執土墊

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

執

執zhí墊diàn

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

The traditional form 墊 pairs 土, showing earth, with 執, providing the sound; this is about 墊, not the simplified 垫.