As the name of a snack,the meaning of word"chaoshou(抄手)"is the result of word meaning extension.Its original meaning is to denote an act,and the extended meaning is to show something that has the characteristics of that act.The main reason for the obscurity of the meaning of"chaoshou(抄手)"is that the way of extension does not conform to the convention,for its morphemic meaning does not come from the basic meaning of"chao(抄)",and"chaoshou(抄手)"itself has multiple meanings.Focusing on the evolution of the core meaning of the word"chao(抄)",it can be found that its original meaning is extended from"instruments of metal used for forklifting"to the action meaning of"fork",and then from"fork"to"rob,plunder","copy"and"scoop"through metaphors,and then these three meanings are extended to other meanings through metaphor or metonymy.On this basis,the lexicalization process of the verb"chaoshou(抄手)"and the noun"chaoshou(抄手)"is explored.From modern times to now,the meaning of the verb"chaoshou(抄手)"has shifted.In the different meanings of modem Chinese"chaoshou(抄手)",the meaning of snack is an absolutely high-frequency usage.
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