毯 tǎn rug
rug; carpet; blanket
怎么记住“毯”: 毛 hair + 炎 inflammation = rug. Grandma knits with wool and her dog's hair all winter while her knee inflammation heals, and nobody can tell if she is making a rug or a scarf.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
毯 = 毛 hair + 炎 inflammation
- 毛 hair meaning
- 炎 inflammation sound
Grandma knits with wool and her dog's hair all winter while her knee inflammation heals, and nobody can tell if she is making a rug or a scarf.
How it came to be
Hair gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- A blanket/rug of thick woven material: 毯子 (tǎnzi) blanket, 地毯 (dìtǎn) carpet, 红毯 (hóngtǎn) the red carpet.
- Concrete noun; distinct from 被子 (bèizi, a quilt/duvet you sleep under).