毯

tǎn
毛 + 炎

Definitions

tǎn (noun) blanket; rug

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 毛 represents the meaning and 炎 represents the sound.

Semantic: 毛 Phonetic: 炎

About

毯 is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 毛 means "hair, fur" and indicates animal fibers used for textiles, while 炎 supplies the sound. It refers to thick, woven or felted fabrics made from wool or hair, such as blankets, rugs, and carpets, and has historically always denoted these heavy textile products.

Example Sentences Hide

地毯铺在客厅里。

Dìtǎn pū zài kètīng lǐ.

The carpet is laid in the living room.

这条毛毯很柔软。

Zhè tiáo máotǎn hěn róuruǎn.

This wool blanket is very soft.

他买了一条新毯子。

Tā mǎi le yī tiáo xīn tǎnzi.

He bought a new blanket.

我喜欢坐在地毯上看书。

Wǒ xǐhuan zuò zài dìtǎn shàng kàn shū.

I like to sit on the carpet and read.

她把毯子叠得整整齐齐。

Tā bǎ tǎnzi dié de zhěng zhěng qí qí.

She folded the blanket neatly and orderly.

春天，草地像一张绿色的毯子。

Chūntiān, cǎodì xiàng yī zhāng lǜsè de tǎnzi.

In spring, the grassland is like a green carpet.

壁炉前铺着一张厚厚的波斯地毯。

Bìlú qián pū zhe yī zhāng hòuhòu de Bōsī dìtǎn.

A thick Persian rug is spread in front of the fireplace.

救援直升机向灾区空投了大量物资和毛毯。

Jiùyuán zhíshēngjī xiàng zāiqū kōngtóu le dàliàng wùzī hé máotǎn.

The rescue helicopter air-dropped a large quantity of supplies and wool blankets to the disaster area.

Related Characters

Component: 毛

毫 笔 尾 耗 髦 毡 麾 耄 蚝 氅 牦 旄 毽 氇

Component: 炎

谈 淡 痰 氮 琰 郯 啖 锬 剡 談 赕 睒 倓 惔

Example Words

地毯 毛毯 毯子 红毯 电热毯 挂毯 红地毯