绒球 (róng qiú) — pom-pom; fluffy ball; bobble (used as decoratio… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pom-pomfluffy ballbobble (used as decoration or in cheerleading)

Measure word · 个

Examples

绒球。
Tā mào zi shàng yǒu yí gè hóng sè de róng qiú.
She has a red pom-pom on her hat.
绒球。
Lā lā duì yuán huī wǔ zhe róng qiú.
The cheerleaders are waving pom-poms.
绒球。
Zhè ge róng qiú shì yòng yáng máo zuò de.
This pom-pom is made of wool.

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róngfluffy fabric

绒 is fluffy fabric and 球 is a ball, together meaning a fluffy ball.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

求

求qiú球qiú

Same sound today

球 is built from 玉, meaning jade, and 求, which gives the sound.

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