长发 (cháng fà) — long hair | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

long hair

Measure word · 头

长发。
Tā yǒu yì tóu yòu hēi yòu liàng de cháng fà.
She has a head of shiny black long hair.
长发。
Tā bǎ cháng fà zhā chéng le yí gè mǎ wěi.
She tied her long hair into a ponytail.
长发。
Liú cháng fà xū yào hěn duō nài xīn hé xì xīn.
Growing long hair requires a lot of patience and care.

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.

"长" means long and "发" means hair, together meaning long hair.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 長; 长 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 長 pictures an old man with long hair. The simplified 长 is a later shorthand, so its strokes do not show that original picture.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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