粉盒 (fěn hé) — (noun) powder box; compact | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

powder boxcompact

Measure word · 个

Examples

粉盒。
Tā měi tiān dōu huì dài yí gè fěn hé.
She brings a powder compact with her every day.
粉盒。
Zhè ge fěn hé shì mā ma sòng gěi wǒ de shēng rì lǐ wù.
This powder compact was a birthday gift from my mom.
粉盒，。
Dǎ kāi fěn hé, lǐ miàn yǒu yí miàn xiǎo jìng zi.
Open the compact, inside there is a small mirror.

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.

'粉' (powder) tells what the '盒' (box) holds.

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.

米分粉

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

分

分fēn粉fěn

Same sound today

粉 pairs 米 (rice) with 分 for its sound. The rice part points to face powder made from rice.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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