Chinese Word: 钗 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

钗 (Trad.: 釵)

Pinyin: chāi

English Definition: hairpin

Chinese Definition:
①妇女的一种首饰，由两股簪子合成：金钗。玉钗。裙钗(旧指妇女。亦称“钗裙”)。荆钗布裙(形容妇女装束朴素)。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 金

Ideographic:A metal 钅 fork 叉; 叉 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 钅 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
- 叉 [ chā ] fork; prong; cross, intersect

Similar Characters: 杈訍

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荆钗布裙	jīng chāi bù qún	poor woman's clothing; modest and virtuous woman (idiom)
薛宝钗	xuē bǎo chāi	Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 贾宝玉
发钗	fà chāi	hair clip
钗光鬓影	chāi guāng bìn yǐng	glistening hair decorations (of a woman or girl) (idiom)
钗荆裙布	chāi jīng qún bù	a thorn for a hair-pin, and plain cloth for a skirt; very plainly dressed (of a girl) (idiom)

1		miào yù 妙玉 shì 是 jīn líng shí èr chāi 金陵十二钗 zhōng 中 wéi yī 唯一 de 的 chū jiā rén 出家人。 In the Twelve Maidens in Jinling, Miaoyu is the only nun.
2		zān 簪 chāi 钗 yī huá 一划 làng 浪 tāo tāo 滔滔， cóng cǐ 从此 hèn 恨 hǎi 海 kǔ 苦 jiān áo 煎熬。 Zan hairpin a zoned waves surging, the bitter suffering from hate.
3		duō nián lái 多年来 wǒ 我 yì zhí 一直 zài 在 guī huà 规划 xiǎng 想 zhì zuò 制作《 jīn líng shí sān chāi 金陵十三钗》。 I have been planning to make The Thirteen Women of Jinling for many years.
4		gāng qín 钢琴 chāi 钗， jū mín 居民 de 的 rì cháng 日常 shēng huó 生活 lǐng yù 领域， shì 是 wéi rào 围绕 zhe 着 tíng yuàn 庭院。 The piano nobile, the residents' daily domain, is organized around a patio .
5		yǔn 允 chāi 钗 a qiú 球 guāng míng 光明 mèng xiǎng 梦想 de 的 zhèn dòng 振动 kāi shǐ 开始 zī yǎng 滋养 zhé 乙 tài 太 shēn tǐ 身体。 Allow the vibrations of the light earth dream to begin to nurture the etheric body.

1		miào yù 妙玉 shì 是 jīn líng shí èr chāi 金陵十二钗 zhōng 中 wéi yī 唯一 de 的 chū jiā rén 出家人。 In the Twelve Maidens in Jinling, Miaoyu is the only nun.
2		zān 簪 chāi 钗 yī huá 一划 làng 浪 tāo tāo 滔滔， cóng cǐ 从此 hèn 恨 hǎi 海 kǔ 苦 jiān áo 煎熬。 Zan hairpin a zoned waves surging, the bitter suffering from hate.
3		duō nián lái 多年来 wǒ 我 yì zhí 一直 zài 在 guī huà 规划 xiǎng 想 zhì zuò 制作《 jīn líng shí sān chāi 金陵十三钗》。 I have been planning to make The Thirteen Women of Jinling for many years.
4		gāng qín 钢琴 chāi 钗， jū mín 居民 de 的 rì cháng 日常 shēng huó 生活 lǐng yù 领域， shì 是 wéi rào 围绕 zhe 着 tíng yuàn 庭院。 The piano nobile, the residents' daily domain, is organized around a patio .
5		yǔn 允 chāi 钗 a qiú 球 guāng míng 光明 mèng xiǎng 梦想 de 的 zhèn dòng 振动 kāi shǐ 开始 zī yǎng 滋养 zhé 乙 tài 太 shēn tǐ 身体。 Allow the vibrations of the light earth dream to begin to nurture the etheric body.