汉服 (hàn fú) — traditional Han Chinese attire | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

汉服 (hànfú) refers to the traditional clothing of the Han ethnic group, now also revived as modern attire worn at cultural events and by enthusiasts.

noun

traditional Han Chinese attire

Measure word · 件

Examples

汉服。
Tā mǎi le yí jiàn piào liang de hàn fú.
She bought a beautiful hanfu.
汉服。
Xiàn zài hěn duō nián qīng rén xǐ huan chuān hàn fú.
Now many young people like to wear hanfu.
汉服。
Tā chuān zhuó hàn fú qù cān jiā le yí gè chuán tǒng jié rì.
She wore hanfu to attend a traditional festival.

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.

服fúclothing

汉 names the Han people and 服 names clothing, together meaning Han attire.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

凡凡fántray

Sound part声符shēngfú

𠬝

𠬝𠬝服fú

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

In 服, the part 𠬝 was the original picture for 'to subdue'; the added left part 凡, a tray, later changed shape.

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