鼻子 (bí zi) — nose | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

鼻子 is the body part 'nose', used for people and animals. Don't confuse with 鼻涕 (nasal mucus / snot).

noun

nose

Measure word · 个, 只

Examples

，鼻子。
Wǒ gǎn mào le, bí zi bù tōng.
I have a cold, my nose is stuffy.
鼻子，。
Tā bí zi hěn gāo, xiàng wài guó rén yí yàng.
His nose is very high, like a foreigner's.
鼻子。
Xiǎo gǒu yòng bí zi wén dōng xī.
The puppy uses its nose to smell things.

Origin

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.

子zǐsuffix

鼻 names the nose, and 子 is a light ending that makes the everyday noun.

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.

自畀鼻

Meaning part形符xíngfú

自自zìnose

Sound part声符shēngfú

畀

畀bì鼻bí

Same sound today

鼻 pairs 自, meaning nose, with 畀, which gives the sound.

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.

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