雨伞 (yǔ sǎn) — umbrella | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

umbrella

Measure word · 把

，雨伞。
Jīn tiān yào xià yǔ, bié wàng le dài yǔ sǎn.
Today it's going to rain, don't forget to bring an umbrella.
雨伞，。
Wǒ de yǔ sǎn huài le yì bǎ, xū yào mǎi yì bǎ xīn de.
My umbrella broke; I need to buy a new one.
雨伞？
Nǐ kě yǐ jiè wǒ yì bǎ yǔ sǎn ma?
Can you lend me an umbrella?

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.

伞sǎnumbrella

雨 gives rain, and 伞 gives an umbrella, so the word names a rain umbrella.

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

The shape 雨 is an old picture of a cloud with rain drops falling from it; the top line was added later.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 傘; 伞 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 傘 is drawn like an umbrella. The simplified 伞 is a later shorthand, not the original drawing.

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