皮夹克 (pí jiā kè) — leather jacket | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

leather jacket

Measure word · 件

Examples

皮夹克。
Zhè jiàn pí jiā kè shì hēi sè de.
This leather jacket is black.
皮夹克。
Dōng tiān chuān pí jiā kè hěn nuǎn huo.
Wearing a leather jacket in winter is very warm.
皮夹克。
Tā mǎi le yí jiàn xīn pí jiā kè.
He bought a new leather jacket.

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.

皮píleather

夹克jacket

音译Transliteration

皮 means leather, and 夹克 is a borrowed word for jacket.

Characters in this word

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

皮 shows a hand pulling fur off an animal pelt, with the pelt drawn at the upper left.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 夾; 夹 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 夾 draws a person with two people beside or under the arms, giving the idea of holding or sandwiching between sides.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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