马镫 (mǎ dèng) — stirrup | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

stirrup

Measure word · 只

，马镫。
Tā qí shàng mǎ, bǎ jiǎo fàng jìn mǎ dèng lǐ.
He mounted the horse and put his feet into the stirrups.
马镫。
Gǔ dài de mǎ dèng shì yòng mù tou huò jīn shǔ zuò de.
Ancient stirrups were made of wood or metal.
马镫，。
Méi yǒu mǎ dèng, qí mǎ huì hěn nán bǎo chí píng héng.
Without stirrups, it's hard to keep balance while riding.

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.

马 means horse, and 镫 means stirrup; together they name the stirrup attached to a horse.

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 馬; 马 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 馬 shows a horse with its head facing left, a flowing mane, and two legs standing vertically.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.