超短裙 (chāo duǎn qún) — miniskirt

Definition

noun
miniskirt
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 超短裙。
    Tā jīn tiān chuān le yì tiáo chāo duǎn qún.
    She wore a miniskirt today.
  • 超短裙。
    Zhè tiáo chāo duǎn qún shì qù nián mǎi de.
    This miniskirt was bought last year.
  • ，超短裙。
    Xià tiān dào le, hěn duō nǚ shēng xǐ huan chuān chāo duǎn qún.
    Summer is here, many girls like to wear miniskirts.

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.

超短ultra-short
超chāobeyond短duǎnshort
偏正Modifier + head
裙qúnskirt

超 (beyond) and 短 (short) make 超短, which describes the 裙.

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
走走zǒurun
Sound part声符shēngfú
召
召zhào超chāo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

超 pairs 走, meaning “run,” with 召, which gives the sound.

Open 超 →

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
矢矢shǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
豆
豆dòu短duǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

短 is built from 矢 and 豆. 豆 is used for its sound, while 矢 is the component linked to the meaning.

Open 短 →

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 →

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