横幅 (héng fú) — banner; streamer; horizontal scroll

Definition

noun

bannerstreamerhorizontal scroll

Measure word · 条

横幅。
Huì chǎng shàng guà zhe yì tiáo héng fú.
A banner hangs in the meeting hall.
横幅，。
Tā men jǔ qǐ shǒu zhōng de héng fú, huān yíng lái bīn.
They raised the banners in their hands to welcome the guests.
横幅。
Dà lóu wài miàn guà zhe yì fú hóng sè de héng fú.
A red banner hangs outside the building.

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.

横hénghorizontal

横 means horizontal and 幅 is a scroll or strip, together giving a banner.

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 橫; 横 is its simplified writing.

木黃橫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

黃

黃huáng橫héng

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

The traditional form 橫 has 木, meaning wood, beside 黃, which supplies the sound; the simplified 横 is a later abbreviation.

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

巾畐幅

Meaning part形符xíngfú

巾巾jīnclothing

Sound part声符shēngfú

畐

畐fú幅⁰fú

Same sound today

幅 is built from 巾, a component related to cloth or clothing, and 畐, which gives its sound.

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