装饰

zhuāngshì · HSK 5

ornament

🎀 装 = install/load + 饰 = adorn → installed adornment = ornament

装 means to install, dress, or load (as in 安装 install, 服装 clothing). 饰 means to adorn or decorate. Together: things you install to adorn — an ornament. Verb sense: to decorate.

装 — clothes 衣 + strong 壮 (phonetic)
装 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The bottom 衣 ('clothes') gives the meaning, since the original sense was packing or dressing—putting clothes or goods into a bundle. The top 壮 supplies the sound. Meanings extended from 'to dress/attire' to 'to load, install, pretend'.

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