飞行服 (fēi xíng fú) — flight suit, flying suit

Definition

noun

flight suitflying suit

Measure word · 件

飞行服。
Zhè jiàn fēi xíng fú shì xīn de.
This flight suit is new.
飞行服。
Tā chuān zhuó fēi xíng fú qù gōng zuò.
He wears a flight suit to work.
飞行服，。
fēi xíng fú Hěn láo gù, shì hé gāo kōng fēi xíng.
The flight suit is very sturdy and suitable for high-altitude flight.

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.

飞行flight

偏正Modifier + head

服fúclothing

飞行服 pairs flight and clothing: a suit worn while flying.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 飛; 飞 is its simplified writing.

For 飞, the traditional form 飛 pictures a bird flying upwards.

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

彳亍行

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

𠬝

𠬝𠬝服fú

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 服, the part 𠬝 was the original picture for 'to subdue'; the added left part 凡, a tray, later changed shape.