鞍子 (ān zǐ) — saddle | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

saddle

Measure word · 个

Easily confused

，鞍子。
Tā qí shàng mǎ, bǎ ān zǐ tiáo zhěng hǎo.
He got on the horse and adjusted the saddle.
鞍子。
Zhè pǐ xīn mǎ yào pèi yí fù hé shì de ān zǐ.
This new horse needs a suitable saddle to go with it.
鞍子。
Tā huā le hěn duō shí jiān zài pí gé shàng zhì zuò ān zǐ.
He spent a lot of time making saddles from leather.

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.

鞍子 names a saddle, with 鞍 carrying the saddle idea and 子 completing the everyday form.

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.

革安鞍

In 鞍, the left side 革 is leather; the right side 安 gives the sound ān.

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.