传呼机 (chuán hū jī) — pager | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pager

Measure word · 个

Examples

传呼机，。
Tā yǐ qián yòng chuán hū jī, xiàn zài gǎi yòng shǒu jī le.
He used to use a pager, but now he uses a mobile phone.
，传呼机。
Nà ge nián dài, chuán hū jī shì liú xíng de tōng xùn gōng jù.
Back then, pagers were popular communication tools.
传呼机。
Wǒ bà ba de chuán hū jī shàng zhǐ yǒu jǐ gè diàn huà hào mǎ.
My dad's pager only had a few phone numbers.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

传呼send a call

传chuántransmit呼hūcall

联合Coordinate

机jīmachine

“传呼” (send a call) and “机” (machine) name a device for sending calls.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 傳; 传 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

人人rénman

Sound part声符shēngfú

專

專zhuān傳chuán

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 傳 puts 人 (man) beside 專, which gives the sound; the simplified 传 is a later shorthand, and its parts are not the historical ones.

Open 传 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

口乎呼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

乎

乎hū呼hū

Same sound today

呼 uses 口 (mouth) to show exhaling, calling, or shouting, and 乎 gives the sound.

Open 呼 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.