砂纸 (shā zhǐ) — sandpaper | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sandpaper

Measure word · 张

Examples

砂纸。
Wǒ xū yào mǎi yì zhāng shā zhǐ lái dǎ mó zhè kuài mù tou.
I need to buy a sheet of sandpaper to sand this piece of wood.
砂纸，。
Zhè zhǒng shā zhǐ de kē lì hěn xì, shì hé zuò zuì hòu pāo guāng.
This kind of sandpaper has very fine grit, suitable for final polishing.
砂纸。
Gōng rén yòng shā zhǐ bǎ qiáng shàng de jiù qī cā diào le.
The worker used sandpaper to remove the old paint on the wall.

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.

砂shāsand/grit

砂 and 纸 combine to name paper coated with abrasive grit.

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.

石少砂

Meaning part形符xíngfú

石石shístone

Sound part声符shēngfú

少

沙shā砂shā

Same sound today

砂 pairs 石 (stone) with 少, whose full form is 沙, as its sound part. It was first a variant of 沙, which showed sand along a riverbank.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 紙; 纸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

氏

氏shì紙zhǐ

Same sound today

For 纸, the traditional form 紙 combines 糸 (silk) with 氏 (the sound part).

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