混纺 (hùn fǎng) — blended fabric; mixture of natural and synthetic fibers

Definition

A noun for fabric woven from a mix of fiber types — typically natural (like cotton or wool) blended with synthetic fibers. The blend combines qualities of both, such as comfort plus durability.

noun
blended fabricmixture of natural and synthetic fibers

Examples

  • 混纺？
    Zhè jiàn yī fu shì chún mián hái shì hùn fǎng de?
    Is this piece of clothing pure cotton or blended fabric?
  • 混纺，。
    hùn fǎng Miàn liào bù róng yì qǐ zhòu, hěn hǎo dǎ lǐ.
    Blended fabric doesn't wrinkle easily and is easy to care for.
  • 混纺，。
    Wǒ xǐ huan hùn fǎng de chèn shān, jì shū fu yòu nài chuān.
    I like blended fabric shirts — they're both comfortable and durable.

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.

混hùnmix
纺fǎngspin

混 conveys mixing and 纺 spinning, together describing blended fabric.

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
昆
昆kūn混hùn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

混 pairs 氵 (water) on the left with 昆 on the right, which supplies the sound.

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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 紡; 纺 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng紡fǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 紡 uses 糸 to show silk and 方 for the sound; the simplified 纺 is a later abbreviation.

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