绒布 (róng bù) — flannel; flannelette (a soft fabric with a raised nap)

Definition

noun
flannelflannelette (a soft fabric with a raised nap)
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 绒布。
    Zhè jiàn yī fu shì yòng róng bù zuò de.
    This piece of clothing is made of flannel.
  • 绒布。
    róng bù Mō qǐ lái hěn róu ruǎn.
    The flannel feels very soft.
  • 绒布。
    Dōng tiān chuān róng bù de wài tào hěn nuǎn huo.
    Wearing a flannel coat in winter is very warm.

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.

绒róngsoft nap
布bùcloth

绒 refers to soft nap and 布 to cloth; together they name a soft napped fabric.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
巾巾jīnkerchief
Sound part声符shēngfú
父
父fù布bù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

布 pairs 巾, a kerchief, with 父 as a sound part.

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