Study of Semantic Features of Dimensional Adjective Cu 'Thick' in Mandarin Chinese

Cu 'thick' is an adjective which is used to describe an object's spatial dimension of thickness. Cu 'thick' used to describe cylindrical objects shares the same sense in essence with Cu 'thick' used to describe granular objects, the latter is the special case of the former. Cu 'thick' used to describe linear objects both refers to the diameter of the cross-section of a cylindrical object and refers to one minimal dimension of a flat objet which corresponds to hou 'thick , therefore, it should be comprehended as the combination of this two kinds of senses. The semantic features of Cu 'thick' are as follows: the minimal dimension(s), dependency, implicating qualities of weight or strength.