汗珠 (hàn zhū) — beads of sweat | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

beads of sweat

Measure word · 颗

，汗珠。
Pǎo le wǔ gōng lǐ hòu, tā liǎn shàng quán shì hàn zhū.
After running five kilometers, his face was covered in beads of sweat.
汗珠。
Tā jǐn zhāng dé é tóu mào chū le xì xì de hàn zhū.
She was so nervous that fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
，汗珠。
Xià tiān gàn huó shí, hàn zhū bù tíng dì wǎng xià liú.
When working in summer, beads of sweat kept streaming down.

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.

汗 means sweat and 珠 means bead, together describing beads of sweat.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

干

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

汗 has 水, the water form, beside 干; 水 relates to liquid sweat, while 干 gives the sound.

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

𤣩Written in full as玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

朱

Same sound today

The left side 𤣩, a form of 玉, connects the character to jade, while the right side 朱 gives the sound.