镯子 (zhuó zǐ) — bracelet | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bracelet

Measure word · 只

镯子，。
Tā dài le yì zhī yín zhuó zǐ, hěn piào liang.
She wore a silver bracelet; it was very pretty.
镯子。
Zhè ge zhuó zǐ shì wài pó liú gěi wǒ de.
This bracelet was left to me by my grandmother.
镯子。
Wǒ mǎi le yí gè yù zhuó zǐ sòng gěi mā ma.
I bought a jade bracelet and gave it to my mother.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

镯zhuóbracelet

镯 names the bracelet, and 子 simply makes it a common everyday word.

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 鐲; 镯 is its simplified writing.

金蜀鐲

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

蜀

蜀shǔ鐲zhuó

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

The traditional form 鐲 shows 金 (metal) plus 蜀 for the sound; the simplified 镯 is a later shorthand.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.