睡袍 (shuì páo) — nightgown, nightdress | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

nightgownnightdress

Measure word · 件

Examples

睡袍。
Tā chuān le yí jiàn sī chóu shuì páo.
She wore a silk nightgown.
睡袍。
Zhè jiàn shuì páo shì wǒ shēng rì shí shōu dào de lǐ wù.
This nightgown is a birthday gift I received.
睡袍。
Dōng tiān chuān hòu shuì páo shuì jiào hěn nuǎn huo.
Wearing a thick nightgown in winter keeps you warm while sleeping.

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.

睡shuìsleeping

睡 gives sleeping, and 袍 is a robe, so the meaning is a gown worn for sleeping.

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.

目垂睡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

目目mùeye

Sound part声符shēngfú

垂

垂chuí睡shuì

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

睡 combines 目, an eye, with 垂, which gives its sound.

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

衣衣yīclothing

Sound part声符shēngfú

包

包bāo袍páo

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

袍 combines 衣, which means clothing, with 包, which gives the sound.

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