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光盘 (guāng pán) — compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM (optical disc storage medium)

Definition

noun
compact disc (CD)DVDCD-ROM (optical disc storage medium)
Measure word · 片, 张

Examples

  • 光盘。
    Zhè zhāng guāng pán fàng jìn qù jiù néng fàng diàn yǐng le.
    Once this DVD is inserted, the movie can be played.
  • 光盘。
    Wǒ bǎ zī liào dōu kè zài yì zhāng guāng pán shàng le.
    I burned all the data onto one CD.
  • 光盘。
    Lǎo diàn yǐng yòng guāng pán bǎo cún hěn fāng biàn.
    It's very convenient to preserve old movies on CD/DVD.

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.

光guāngoptical
盘pándisk

“光” (optical) tells what kind of “盘” (disk) it is.

Characters in this word

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

  • 火火huǒfire
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

The shape 光 places 火 (fire) above 卩 (a kneeling person), showing fire over the head and the shining of light.

Open 光 →

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 盤; 盘 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
皿皿mǐn
Sound part声符shēngfú
般
般bān盤pán
Same sound today

The traditional form 盤 pairs 般, which gives the sound, with 皿, a vessel. This note is about 盤, not the simplified 盘.

Open 盘 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 5Computers & Internet

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