货摊 (huò tān) — stall; stand (for selling goods)

Definition

noun
stallstand (for selling goods)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 货摊。
    Tā zài dì tiě zhàn mén kǒu bǎi le yí gè huò tān mài shuǐ guǒ.
    He set up a stall at the subway station entrance to sell fruit.
  • 货摊。
    Zhè ge huò tān shàng de dōng xī hěn pián yi.
    The things on this stall are very cheap.
  • 货摊。
    Zǎo shàng cài shì chǎng de huò tān dōu jǐ mǎn le rén.
    In the morning, the stalls at the vegetable market are crowded with people.

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.

货huògoods
摊tānstall

货 goods and 摊 stall together mean a stall for selling goods.

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 貨; 货 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell, money
Sound part声符shēngfú
化
化huà貨huò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 貨 pairs 化 (sound) with 貝 (shell, money) to write valuable goods; the simplified 货 is a shorthand.

Open 货 →

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 攤; 摊 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
難
難nán攤tān
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 攤 uses 手 (hand) and 難 for sound.

Open 摊 →

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