附属品 (fù shǔ pǐn) — accessory (e.g. clothing, electronics); appendage; subordinate part

Definition

noun
accessory (e.g. clothing, electronics)appendagesubordinate part
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 附属品
    Zhè tiáo xiàng liàn shì tā zuì xǐ huan de fù shǔ pǐn zhī yī.
    This necklace is one of her favorite accessories.
  • 附属品
    Zài zhè ge tǐ xì zhōng, xià jí jī gòu zhǐ shì zhōng yāng de fù shǔ pǐn.
    In this system, subordinate agencies are merely appendages of the center.
  • 附属品
    Shǒu jī de fù shǔ pǐn yuè lái yuè duō, bǐ rú chōng diàn bǎo hé ěr jī.
    There are more and more mobile phone accessories, such as power banks and earphones.

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.

附属subordinate
attachshǔbelong
联合Coordinate

"附" and "属" give attachment, and "品" names an item.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Written in full as
Sound part声符shēngfú
Same sound today

附 pairs 阝, written in full as 阜, with 付 as the sound part.

Open 附 →

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 屬; 属 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Written in full aswěitail
Sound part声符shēngfú
shǔshǔ
Same sound today

The traditional form 屬 pairs 㞑 (tail) with 蜀 as a sound part; the simplified 属 is a shorthand.

Open 属 →

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

Open 品 →

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