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蚊帐 (wén zhàng) — mosquito net

Definition

A mosquito net — a net hung over a bed to keep out 蚊子 (mosquitoes). Pair 蚊 (mosquito) + 帐 (curtain/canopy), same pattern as 蚊香 (mosquito coil).

noun
mosquito net
Measure word · 顶

Examples

  • ，蚊帐。
    Xià tiān shuì jiào de shí hou, wǒ dōu yào guà shàng wén zhàng.
    When sleeping in summer, I always hang up a mosquito net.
  • 蚊帐。
    Zhè dǐng wén zhàng yǐ jīng yòng le sān nián le.
    This mosquito net has been used for three years.
  • 蚊帐。
    Bǎ wén zhàng zhé dié hǎo fàng jìn xíng li xiāng lǐ.
    Fold the mosquito net and put it in the suitcase.

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.

蚊wénmosquito
帐zhàngnet

蚊 identifies the pest and 帐 the net; together they mean a net that keeps mosquitoes out.

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
虫虫chónginsect
Sound part声符shēngfú
文
文wén蚊wén
Same sound today

蚊 pairs 虫 (insect) with 文, which gives the sound.

Open 蚊 →

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 帳; 帐 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
巾巾jīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
長
長cháng帳zhàng
Same sound today

The traditional form 帳 is made from 巾, a cloth shape, plus 長, which gives the sound. The simplified 帐 is a shorthand; its right side is not the historical sound part.

Open 帐 →
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