吊架 (diào jià) — hanger (for hanging objects); pylon (supporting structure)

Definition

A hanger or lifting/suspension frame — typically for hanging clothes or for supporting/hoisting heavy objects like pipes or machinery. The two senses differ mainly by size and load: clothes-hanger vs. industrial pylon.

noun
hanger (for hanging objects)pylon (supporting structure)
Measure word · 个
Easily confused

Examples

  • 吊架。
    Gōng rén bǎ gāng guǎn fàng zài diào jià shàng.
    The worker placed the steel pipe on the pylon.
  • 吊架。
    Zhè ge diào jià kě yǐ guà hěn duō yī fu.
    This hanger can hold a lot of clothes.
  • 吊架。
    Tā men yòng diào jià diào qǐ le chén zhòng de jī qì.
    They used a hanger to lift the heavy machine.

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diàohang
架jiàframe

吊 means hang and 架 means frame, so a frame or support for hanging things.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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
木木mùtree, wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
加
加jiā架jià
Same sound today

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

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