运动衫 (yùn dòng shān) — sports shirt

Definition

noun

sports shirt

Measure word · 件

Examples

运动衫。
Zhè jiàn yùn dòng shān shì wǒ zuì xǐ huan de.
This sports shirt is my favorite.
运动衫。
Tā chuān shàng yùn dòng shān jiù qù pǎo bù le.
He put on his sports shirt and went for a run.
运动衫。
Zhè jiàn yùn dòng shān chuān qǐ lái hěn shū fu.
This sports shirt is very comfortable to wear.

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.

运动movement

运yùnmove动dòngmove

联合Coordinate

衫shānshirt

运动 means exercise or movement, and 衫 means shirt, so it is a shirt for active wear.

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 運; 运 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辵辵chuòmotion

Sound part声符shēngfú

軍

軍jūn運yùn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 運 combines 辵, meaning motion, with 軍 to give the sound; the simplified 运 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

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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 動; 动 is its simplified writing.

重力動

Meaning part形符xíngfú

力力lìstrength

Sound part声符shēngfú

重

重zhòng動dòng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 動 uses 力 (strength) and 重 as a sound part; 重 refers to a heavy bag ready to be moved by a human. This note is about 動, not 动.

Open 动 →