铁丝 (tiě sī) — iron wire | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

iron wire

Measure word · 根

铁丝。
Tā yòng tiě sī bǎ xiāng zi kǔn qǐ lái le.
He used iron wire to tie up the box.
铁丝，。
Zhè xiē tiě sī hěn yìng, bù róng yì wān qū.
This iron wire is very hard and not easy to bend.
铁丝。
Gōng rén yòng tiě sī zhì zuò le yí gè lóng zi.
The worker made a cage using iron wire.

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.

“铁” iron and “丝” thread form a wire made of iron.

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 鐵; 铁 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

𢧤

𢧤𢧤鐵tiě

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

The traditional form 鐵 pairs 金 (metal) with 𢧤 as a sound part; the simplified 铁 is a later shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 絲; 丝 is its simplified writing.

糸糸絲

In the traditional form 絲, the shape is two 糸 written together; this is about 絲, not the simplified 丝.

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