后轮 (hòu lún) — rear wheel

Definition

noun
rear wheel
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 后轮。
    Zì xíng chē de hòu lún méi qì le.
    The rear wheel of the bicycle has a flat tire.
  • 后轮。
    Tā huàn le yí gè xīn de hòu lún.
    He replaced the rear wheel with a new one.
  • 后轮。
    Kāi chē shí zhù yì hòu lún yǒu méi yǒu suǒ hǎo.
    When driving, pay attention to whether the rear wheel is locked.

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.

后hòurear
轮lúnwheel

后 “rear” + 轮 “wheel” gives the rear wheel.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 後; 后 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 後 showed 夊 (foot) bound by 幺 (thread), a foot caught by a rope and lagging behind; the simplified 后 is a later abbreviation, and 后 also has a different meaning.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 輪; 轮 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jūcarriage
Sound part声符shēngfú
侖
侖lún輪lún
Same sound today

The traditional form 輪 uses 車, a carriage, and 侖 for the sound; the simplified 轮 is a later shorthand.

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