便盆 (biàn pén) — bedpan | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bedpan

Measure word · 个

便盆。
Bìng rén xū yào yòng yí gè biàn pén.
The patient needs to use a bedpan.
便盆。
Hù shi měi tiān qīng xǐ biàn pén.
The nurse cleans the bedpan every day.
便盆。
Yī yuàn gěi měi gè bìng chuáng dōu pèi le yí gè biàn pén.
The hospital equipped each bed with a bedpan.

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.

便biànexcretion/urine

便 refers to excretion or urine, and 盆 is a basin, so the word names a basin for relieving oneself.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

亻更便

便 pairs 亻 (person) with 更 (to change), showing a person changing posture to become comfortable.

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

分皿盆

Meaning part形符xíngfú

皿皿mǐn

Sound part声符shēngfú

分

分fēn盆pén(r)

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

盆 pairs 分, which gives the sound, with 皿, a vessel, to indicate a basin or tub.

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