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双(雙) shuāng pair in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical of the simplified form is 又 yòu. The simplified form 双 represents the idea of “pair” with two 又. Radical of the traditional form is 隹 zhuī “short-tailed bird.” The explanation of the traditional form is that two “birds” 隹隹 held in one “hand” 又 make a “pair” 雙. Note that 又 is an ancient form of 手 shŏu. Distinguish simplified 双 from 又.
Examples[edit | edit source]
双 (雙) shuāng pair [M]
一双 (一雙) yìshuāng a pair
双号 (雙號) shuānghào even number [N] (cf. 388 for “odd number”)
双人房 (雙人房) shuāngrénfáng double room (as in a hotel) [N]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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