理发师 (lǐ fà shī) — barber; hairdresser

Definition

noun

barberhairdresser

Measure word · 个

理发师，。
Zhè wèi lǐ fà shī de jì shù hěn hǎo, měi cì jiǎn wán wǒ dōu hěn mǎn yì.
This hairdresser's skill is excellent; I'm always satisfied after every haircut.
理发师。
Wǒ měi gè yuè dōu qù nà jiā diàn zhǎo tóng yí gè lǐ fà shī.
I go to that shop and see the same barber every month.
理发师。
Míng tiān wǒ yào qù yù yuē yí gè lǐ fà shī.
I need to make an appointment with a hairdresser tomorrow.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

理发cut hair

动宾Verb + object

理发 and 师 combine to name a person who cuts hair.

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

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

里

Same sound today

理 pairs 玉 (jade) with 里, which shows how to say it; the jade part points to the old sense of polishing jade.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

𠂤帀師

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.

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