针织 (zhēn zhī) — to knit (by machine or hand)

Definition

verb

to knit (by machine or hand)

针织。
Tā zhèng zài yòng zhēn zhī jì shù zhì zuò yì tiáo wéi jīn.
She is making a scarf using knitting techniques.
针织。
Zhè jiā gōng chǎng zhǔ yào zhēn zhī gè zhǒng miàn liào.
This factory mainly knits various fabrics.
针织。
Nǎi nai xǐ huan zài dōng tiān zhēn zhī máo xiàn wà.
Grandma likes to knit woolen socks in winter.

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.

针 “needle” and 织 “weave” give the sense of knitting.

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 針; 针 is its simplified writing.

釒十針

Meaning part形符xíngfú

釒Written in full as金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

十

十shí針zhēn

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

The traditional form 針 puts 釒, the metal side, beside 十, which gives the sound; 针 is a simplified shorthand.

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 織; 织 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

戠

戠zhí織zhī

Same sound today

The traditional form 織 uses 糸, silk, with 戠 for the sound. The simplified 织 is a later shorthand.

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