耐克 (Nài kè) — Nike (sportswear brand) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Nike (sportswear brand)

Examples

耐克。
Tā mǎi le yì shuāng Nài kè yùn dòng xié.
He bought a pair of Nike sneakers.
耐克。
Nài kè De guǎng gào zǒng shì hěn yǒu chuàng yì.
Nike's advertisements are always very creative.
耐克。
Zhè ge pǐn pái bǐ Nài kè pián yi hěn duō.
This brand is much cheaper than Nike.

Origin

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.

而寸耐

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

而

而ér耐nài

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

耐 puts 而 on the left and 寸 on the right: 而 gives the sound, and 寸 gives the sense.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Appears in

Sports & Athletics

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