吊扇 (diào shàn) — ceiling fan

Definition

noun
ceiling fan
Measure word · 台

Examples

  • ,吊扇。
    Xià tiān de shí hou, wǒ men kě yǐ zài fáng jiān lǐ zhuāng yí gè diào shàn.
    In summer, we can install a ceiling fan in the room.
  • 吊扇,。
    Zhè ge diào shàn de zào yīn tài dà le, yīng gāi huàn yí gè.
    This ceiling fan is too noisy; we should replace it.
  • 吊扇,。
    diào shàn Bǐ kōng tiáo shěng diàn, ér qiě kōng qì liú tōng gèng hǎo.
    Ceiling fans save more electricity than air conditioners, and air circulation is better.

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.

吊 indicates hanging and 扇 indicates a fan; together it names a fan suspended from above.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

扇 puts 戶 (door) over 羽 (feather).

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