领带夹 (lǐng dài gā) — tie clip | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

tie clip

Measure word · 个

领带夹。
Tā měi tiān shàng bān dōu huì dài lǐng dài gā.
He wears a tie clip to work every day.
领带夹。
Zhè ge lǐng dài gā kàn qǐ lái hěn gāo dàng.
This tie clip looks very classy.
领带夹。
Wǒ zài shāng diàn mǎi le yí gè lǐng dài gā.
I bought a tie clip at the store.

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.

领带necktie

偏正Modifier + head

领带 names the neck band, and 夹 the clip that holds it.

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

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 帶; 带 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 帶 was drawn as a woven belt; the simplified 带 is a later shorthand.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 夾; 夹 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 夾 draws a person with two people beside or under the arms, giving the idea of holding or sandwiching between sides.