桌子
zhuōziTraditional: 桌子
Translation
table, desk
Word origin
Formed from 桌 (zhuō, table), built on the wood radical 木, plus the noun suffix 子 (zi) that turns it into a stand-alone word.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 桌 (zhuō, table) + 子 (zi, noun suffix)
Stroke order
桌
子
Examples
。
There is a glass of water on the table.
。
Please put the books on the table.
木。
This table is made of wood.
。
We sat around the table to eat.
擦。
He wiped the table clean.
桌子 (zhuō zi) means a table or desk. The suffix 子 is a common noun-forming ending that gives 桌 its everyday word form.
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