生日卡 (shēng rì kǎ) — birthday card | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

birthday card

Measure word · 张

生日卡。
Wǒ gěi tā jì le yì zhāng shēng rì kǎ.
I sent her a birthday card.
生日卡？
Zhè zhāng shēng rì kǎ shì nǐ zì jǐ zuò de ma?
Did you make this birthday card yourself?
生日卡。
Tā měi nián dōu huì shōu dào hěn duō shēng rì kǎ.
He receives a lot of birthday cards every year.

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.

生日birthday

偏正Modifier + head

“生日” means birth day and “卡” means card: a card for a birthday.

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

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

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

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

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

卡 is made from 上 (up) and 下 (down), with their horizontal lines fused, showing something squeezed between above and below.

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