吊环 (diào huán) — flying rings (gymnastics apparatus) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

flying rings (gymnastics apparatus)

Measure word · 副

Examples

吊环。
Tā zài diào huán shàng zuò le jǐ gè gāo nán dù de dòng zuò.
He performed several high-difficulty moves on the rings.
吊环。
Zhōng guó duì de diào huán xuǎn shǒu fā huī dé fēi cháng wěn dìng.
The rings athlete from the Chinese team performed very steadily.
吊环。
Ào yùn huì diào huán jué sài jīn wǎn bā diǎn kāi shǐ.
The Olympic rings final starts at 8 PM tonight.

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 means hang and 环 means ring, so the meaning is rings that are hung.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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 環; 环 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

睘

睘qióng環huán

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 環 pairs 玉 (jade) with a sound part; the simplified 环 is a shorthand and its right side is not the historical sound part.

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