qiú
noun #9,844

Measure Word

jiàn

Meanings

  1. 1 fur coat; fur garment
  2. 2 a surname (Qiu)

Examples

Tā chuānzhe yī jiàn diāoqiú.
He was wearing a sable fur coat.
Qiānjīn zhī qiú, fēi yī hú zhī yè.
A thousand-gold fur coat is not made from a single fox's armpit.

Tips

history
is the classical word for fur garments. The character shows (qiú, seek) under (yī, clothing) — literally 「sought-after clothing」, reflecting the value of furs in ancient China.

Stroke Order

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