绳索 (shéng suǒ) — rope, cord | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ropecord

Measure word · 条

绳索。
Dēng shān zhě xū yào yì gēn jiē shi de shéng suǒ.
Climbers need a sturdy rope.
绳索，。
Tā bǎ shéng suǒ xì zài shù shàng, rán hòu kāi shǐ pān pá.
He tied the rope to the tree and then started climbing.
绳索，。
Zhè xiē shéng suǒ shì yòng ní lóng zhì chéng de, fēi cháng nài yòng.
These ropes are made of nylon and are very durable.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

绳 and 索 both refer to rope-like things, so together they mean a general cord.

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 繩; 绳 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mì

Sound part声符shēngfú

黽

黽mǐn繩shéng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 繩 is built from 糸, the rope/string part, and 黽, the sound part.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

索 combines 糸 (thread) and 𣎳 (stripping fibres from a hemp stalk), showing threads or rope being pulled out from a fabric.

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