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藤条 (téng tiáo) — rattan

Definition

noun
rattan
Measure word · 根

Examples

  • 藤条。
    Tā yòng téng tiáo biān le yí gè lán zi.
    He wove a basket out of rattan.
  • 藤条，。
    Zhè zhǒng téng tiáo fēi cháng jiē shi, kě yǐ yòng lái zuò jiā jù.
    This kind of rattan is very sturdy and can be used to make furniture.
  • ，藤条。
    Zài dōng nán yà, téng tiáo bèi guǎng fàn yòng yú zhì zuò shǒu gōng yì pǐn.
    In Southeast Asia, rattan is widely used to make handicrafts.

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.

藤téngvine
条tiáostrip

条 'strip' of 藤 'vine' names rattan.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
滕
滕téng藤téng
Same sound today

藤 combines 艸 (grass) and 滕, which gives the sound, to write a type of plant.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 條; 条 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
攸
攸yōu條tiáo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 條 pairs 木, a small branch or stick, with 攸, which shows a person warned by a hand holding a stick, as a sound part; 条 is a later shortened shape.

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