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军械库 (jūn xiè kù) — arms depot, arsenal, armory

Definition

noun
arms depotarsenalarmory
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 军械库。
    Jūn duì bǎ wǔ qì dōu fàng zài jūn xiè kù lǐ.
    The army puts all weapons in the arsenal.
  • 军械库。
    Dí rén zhà le tā men de jūn xiè kù.
    The enemy bombed their arsenal.
  • 军械库。
    Qù jūn xiè kù yào tí qián shēn qǐng.
    Going to the arsenal requires applying in advance.

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.

军械
军jūnmilitary械xièweapons
偏正Modifier + head
库kùwarehouse

“军” gives military, “械” gives weapons, and “库” gives warehouse, together a weapons warehouse.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 軍; 军 is its simplified writing.

  • 車車jūcart; chariot
  • 勹勹bāoto surround

In the traditional form 軍, 車 shows the chariot sense, while the part now written 勹 is a sound part, not the 'surround' 勹. Simplified 军 is a later shorthand.

Open 军 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
戒
戒jiè械xiè
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

械 pairs 木, meaning wood, with 戒 for sound. The early sense was handcuffs or shackles, later extended to devices.

Open 械 →

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 庫; 库 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
广广guǎngbuilding
Sound part声符shēngfú
車
車jū庫kù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 庫 pairs 广 (building) with 車 (sound); the building part points to a storehouse. The simplified 库 is a later shorthand.

Open 库 →
Appears in
Military & Defense

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