纸片 (zhǐ piàn) — scrap of paper, slip of paper | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

scrap of paperslip of paper

Measure word · 张

Examples

纸片。
Dì shàng yǒu yì zhāng zhǐ piàn.
There is a slip of paper on the floor.
纸片。
Tā yòng zhǐ piàn jì xià le diàn huà hào mǎ.
He used a scrap of paper to write down the phone number.
纸片。
Fēng bǎ zhǐ piàn chuī dào le kōng zhōng.
The wind blew the slip of paper into the air.

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.

片piànpiece/slip

A piece of paper: 纸 is paper and 片 is a thin piece.

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).

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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