筛子 (shāi zi) — sieve; sifter | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sievesifter

Measure word · 面

筛子。
Tā yòng shāi zi bǎ miàn fěn shāi le yí biàn.
He sifted the flour through a sieve.
筛子，。
Zhè ge shāi zi de wǎng yǎn tài dà le, shāi bù chū xì shā.
The mesh of this sieve is too big to sift out fine sand.
筛子。
Gōng rén men yòng tiě shāi zi shāi xuǎn kuàng shí.
The workers use an iron sieve to screen the ore.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

筛 means sieve, and 子 completes the everyday word 筛子.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 篩; 筛 is its simplified writing.

竹師篩

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

師

師shī篩shāi

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

The traditional form 篩 pairs 竹 (bamboo) with 師, which gives the sound; the simplified 筛 is a shorthand.

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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