发射架 (fā shè jià) — launcher (for rockets, missiles, etc.)

Definition

noun

launcher (for rockets, missiles, etc.)

Measure word · 个

发射架，。
Huǒ jiàn bèi gù dìng zài fā shè jià shàng, zhǔn bèi fā shè.
The rocket is fixed on the launcher, ready for launch.
发射架，。
Dǎo dàn cóng fā shè jià zhōng shè chū, fēi xiàng mù biāo.
The missile shot out from the launcher and flew toward the target.
发射架。
Jì shù rén yuán zhèng zài jiǎn chá fā shè jià de gè gè bù jiàn.
Technicians are checking the various components of the launcher.

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.

发射launch

联合Side by side

发 and 射 mean emit and shoot, and 架 is a frame, so 发射架 is a frame for shooting out rockets.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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

In 射, the left part comes from 弓 (bow) and 矢 (arrow), and the right part comes from a hand drawing the bowstring.

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

加木架

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree, wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

加

Same sound today

架 shows 木, meaning wood, with 加 giving the sound; it refers to a wooden prop.