纸板 (zhǐ bǎn) — cardboard, paperboard | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cardboardpaperboard

Measure word · 块

Examples

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Zhè ge zhǐ bǎn xiāng zǐ hěn jiē shi.
This cardboard box is very sturdy.
纸板。
Tā yòng zhǐ bǎn zuò le yí gè mó xíng.
He made a model out of cardboard.
纸板。
Zhè xiē zhǐ bǎn kě yǐ huí shōu zài lì yòng.
These cardboards can be recycled and reused.

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.

纸 (paper) describes the 板 (board) made from compressed paper.

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 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).

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

木反板

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

反

反fǎn板bǎn

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

板 pairs 木 (tree) with 反 as a sound part.

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