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裙子 (qún zi) — skirt

Definition

noun
skirt
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 裙子。
    Tā chuān le yì tiáo bái qún zi.
    She is wearing a white skirt.
  • 裙子。
    Nǐ chuān zhè tiáo qún zi hěn piào liang.
    This skirt looks very pretty on you.
  • 裙子。
    Xià tiān wǒ xǐ huan chuān qún zi.
    I like to wear skirts in summer.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

裙qúnskirt
子zǐsuffix

裙 gives the garment sense and 子 completes the everyday word for a skirt.

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
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.

Open 裙 →

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Open 子 →
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