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装潢 (zhuāng huáng) — decoration, interior design (of a room, building); packaging, presentation (of a product)

Definition

装潢 is a formal noun for the look of a finished space or product — interior decoration of a room or building, or the packaging/presentation of a product. It refers to the result (the décor itself), not the act of designing it.

noun
decorationinterior design (of a room, building)packagingpresentation (of a product)

Examples

  • 装潢。
    Zhè ge fáng zi de zhuāng huáng fēi cháng jīng měi.
    The decoration of this house is very exquisite.
  • 装潢。
    Zhè zhǒng chǎn pǐn de zhuāng huáng hěn xī yǐn rén.
    The packaging of this product is very attractive.
  • 装潢。
    Tā zhuān mén xué xí zhuāng huáng shè jì.
    She specializes in interior design.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

装zhuāngdecorate
潢huángdye

装 means decorate and 潢 means dye, together referring to decoration.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 裝; 装 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衣衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
壯
壯zhuàng裝zhuāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 裝 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 壯 as a sound part; this story is about 裝, not the simplified 装.

Open 装 →

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐriver
Sound part声符shēngfú
黄
黄huáng潢huáng
Same sound today

潢 is made of 氵 (water) plus 黄, which points to its sound.

Appears in
Home & Housing

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