衬里 (chèn lǐ) — lining | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

lining

Measure word · 层

Examples

衬里。
Zhè jiàn dà yī de chèn lǐ shì sī chóu zuò de.
The lining of this coat is made of silk.
衬里，。
Xiāng zi de chèn lǐ yǐ jīng pò le, xū yào huàn gè xīn de.
The lining of the suitcase is torn and needs to be replaced.
衬里。
Tā qīn shǒu fèng le yī fu de chèn lǐ.
She sewed the lining of the clothes by hand.

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.

里lǐinside

衬 gives the lining sense and 里 gives the inside, together naming the inner lining of a garment.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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 裡; 里 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 里 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (里, 里面) it is 裡; in others (公里) it is 里 or 裏.

衤里裡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衤Written in full as衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

里

里lǐ裡lǐ

Same sound today

The form 裡 pairs 衤 (clothes) with 里 as a sound component.

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