货架 (huò jià) — shelves (for merchandise); store shelves | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

shelves (for merchandise)store shelves

Measure word · 个

Examples

货架。
Chāo shì de huò jià shàng bǎi mǎn le gè zhǒng shāng pǐn.
The shelves in the supermarket are full of various goods.
货架。
Qǐng bǎ xīn dào de huò wù fàng dào huò jià shàng.
Please put the newly arrived goods on the shelves.
货架。
Zhè ge huò jià kě yǐ fàng hěn duō shū.
This shelf can hold many books.

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 (goods) and 架 (shelf) form a shelf for merchandise.

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.

化貝貨

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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

加木架

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree, wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

加

加jiā架jià

Same sound today

架 shows 木, meaning wood, with 加 giving the sound; it refers to a wooden prop.

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