衣兜 (yī dōu) — pocket

Definition

noun
pocket
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 衣兜。
    Tā fàng le yí gè shǒu jī zài yī dōu lǐ.
    He put a phone in his pocket.
  • 衣兜。
    Wǒ de yī dōu lǐ yǒu yì xiē qián.
    There is some money in my pocket.
  • 衣兜。
    Zhè ge yī fu de yī dōu hěn shēn.
    The pocket of this clothing is very deep.

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.

衣yīclothing
兜dōupocket

衣 clothing and 兜 pocket combine to mean a pocket in clothing.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 衣 comes from an outline of the chest and upper clothing.

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

  • 𠑹𠑹𠑹cover
  • 皃皃màohead

兜 combines 𠑹, a cover, with 皃, a head, to picture a helmet.

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