短裙 (duǎn qún) — short skirt | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

short skirt

Measure word · 条

Examples

短裙。
Tā jīn tiān chuān le yì tiáo hēi sè de duǎn qún.
She is wearing a black short skirt today.
短裙。
Xià tiān chuān duǎn qún hěn liáng kuai.
Wearing short skirts in summer is very cool.
短裙。
Nà tiáo duǎn qún de cháng dù gāng hǎo dào xī gài.
The length of that short skirt just reaches the knees.

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.

短 says the length is short, and 裙 is a skirt; together they name a short skirt.

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.

矢豆短

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

豆

豆dòu短duǎn

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

短 is built from 矢 and 豆. 豆 is used for its sound, while 矢 is the component linked to the meaning.

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

衤君裙

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衤Written in full as衣yīclothing

Sound part声符shēngfú

君

君jūn裙qún

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

裙 pairs 衤, a narrow form of 衣 meaning clothing, with 君, which gives the sound.

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