领口 (lǐng kǒu) — collar; neckline; neckband | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

领口 (lǐngkǒu) refers specifically to the collar/neckline of a garment — the opening where the neck goes through. Distinct from 衣领 (yīlǐng), which names the collar band itself.

noun

collarnecklineneckband

Measure word · 个

Examples

领口。
Zhè jiàn chèn shān de lǐng kǒu shè jì dé hěn jīng zhì.
The collar of this shirt is very delicately designed.
，领口。
Tiān lěng le, tā bǎ lǐng kǒu kòu jǐn le yì diǎn.
It got cold, so she buttoned the collar a bit tighter.
领口。
Zhè jiàn máo yī de lǐng kǒu shì yuán xíng de.
The neckline of this sweater is round.

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.

口kǒuopening

领 gives the collar and 口 the opening, together naming the neckline.

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 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

令頁領

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yè

Sound part声符shēngfú

令

令lìng領lǐng

Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

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

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

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