皇冠 (huáng guān) — imperial crown | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

imperial crown

Measure word · 顶

皇冠。
Huáng dì dài zhe yì dǐng jīn huáng guān.
The emperor wore a golden imperial crown.
皇冠。
Zhè dǐng huáng guān shì chuán jiā bǎo.
This imperial crown is a family heirloom.
皇冠。
Bó wù guǎn lǐ zhǎn chū le yì dǐng gǔ dài huáng guān.
The museum exhibited an ancient imperial crown.

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.

皇huángimperial or emperor

皇, imperial or emperor, with 冠, a crown, denotes an emperor's crown.

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

𤼽𤼽𤼽

Sound part声符shēngfú

王

王wáng皇huáng

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

The part 𤼽 originally drew a single peacock feather; 王 was later added to give the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

冖元寸冠

Meaning part形符xíngfú

冖冖mìhat

Sound part声符shēngfú

元

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

冠 shows a hand putting a hat on a head: 寸 is the hand, 冖 is the hat, and 元 is the head.

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