簪 (zān): hairpin
簪 (zān) is a Chinese character meaning “hairpin.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺮ (semantic) and 朁 (phonetic). It ranks #4403 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 簪 bamboo. Its radical form 竹 (bamboo) appears in many related characters such as 第 (dì, (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth")), 等 (děng, to wait for), 笑 (xiào, to laugh).
Definitions
- hairpin
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
簪 appears in 2 compound words: 0 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 50 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
今年3月,商业模特七海在社交平台发文称,AI短剧《桃花簪》盗用了自己的肖像。
jīn nián 3 yuè , shāng yè mó tè qī hǎi zài shè jiāo píng tái fā wén chēng , A I duǎn jù táo huā zān dào yòng le zì jǐ de xiào xiàng .
In March of this year, commercial model Qihai posted on social media claiming that the AI short drama *Peach Blossom Hairpin* had used her likeness without permission.
随后,福建省实验闽剧院优秀青年演员严慧馨上演极具闽地特色的舞蹈《三条簪》。
suí hòu , fú jiàn shěng shí yàn mǐn jù yuàn yōu xiù qīng nián yǎn yuán yán huì xīn shàng yǎn jí jù mǐn dì tè sè de wǔ dǎo sān tiáo zān .
Next, Yan Huixin, an outstanding young actress from the Fujian Provincial Experimental Minju Theater, performed “Three Hairpins,” a dance rich in the distinctive cultural characteristics of the Min region.
资料图:国际友人身着汉服头戴花饰,开启簪花汉服游。
zī liào tú : guó jì yǒu rén shēn zhe hàn fú tóu dài huā shì , kāi qǐ zān huā hàn fú yóu .
File photo: International friends dressed in Hanfu and wearing floral headpieces set out on a Hanfu tour with floral hairpins.
从国宝级文物《簪花仕女图》卷上,看到了什么?
cóng guó bǎo jí wén wù zān huā shì nǚ tú juǎn shàng , kàn dào le shén me ?
What Can We See in the Upper Scroll of the National Treasure “Ladies Adorning Themselves with Flowers”?
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺮ (bamboo) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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