副翼 (fù yì) — aileron

Definition

noun
aileron
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 副翼
    Fēi xíng yuán tōng guò cāo zòng fù yì lái kòng zhì fēi jī de qīng xié.
    The pilot controls the plane's roll by operating the ailerons.
  • 副翼
    Jī wù rén yuán zhèng zài jiǎn chá zuǒ jī yì shàng de fù yì.
    The maintenance crew is inspecting the aileron on the left wing.
  • 副翼
    Xué xí fēi xíng shí, shǒu xiān yào lǐ jiě fù yì de zuò yòng.
    When learning to fly, you first need to understand the function of the ailerons.

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.

secondary or auxiliary
wing

副 means secondary or auxiliary and 翼 means wing, describing an auxiliary wing on an aircraft.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Written in full asdāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
Same sound today

副 is built from 畐, which gives its sound, and 刂, a form of the knife 刀.

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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
Sound part声符shēngfú
Same sound today

翼 combines 羽 (feathers/wings) with 異, which supplies the sound.

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