衬裙 (chèn qún) — underskirt; petticoat

Definition

noun
underskirtpetticoat
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 衬裙，。
    Tā chuān le yì tiáo bái sè chèn qún, wài miàn tào zhe báo shā qún.
    She wore a white petticoat with a sheer gauze skirt over it.
  • ，衬裙。
    Chuán tǒng hūn lǐ shàng, xīn niáng de chèn qún xiù zhe jīng měi de huā wén.
    At traditional weddings, the bride's underskirt is embroidered with exquisite patterns.
  • 衬裙，。
    Zhè tiáo chèn qún shì sī chóu zuò de, chuān qǐ lái hěn shū fu.
    This petticoat is made of silk and feels very comfortable.

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.

衬chènlining
裙qúnskirt

衬 suggests something worn underneath, and 裙 names the skirt.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衤Written in full as衣yīclothing
Sound part声符shēngfú
君
君jūn裙qún
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

裙 pairs 衤, a narrow form of 衣 meaning clothing, with 君, which gives the sound.

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