喷嘴 (pēn zuǐ) — spray nozzle; nozzle | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

spray nozzlenozzle

Measure word · 个

Examples

喷嘴。
Zhè ge pēn zuǐ kě yǐ tiáo jié shuǐ liú dà xiǎo.
This nozzle can adjust the water flow size.
喷嘴。
Tā yòng yí gè pēn zuǐ gěi huā jiāo shuǐ.
He uses a nozzle to water the flowers.
喷嘴。
Qǐng bǎ pēn zuǐ duì zhǔn nà ge fāng xiàng.
Please point the nozzle toward that direction.

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.

喷 means spray and 嘴 means mouth, so the word denotes a mouth-like part that sprays.

Characters in this word

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 噴; 喷 is its simplified writing.

口賁噴

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

賁

賁bì噴pēn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 噴 pairs 口, mouth, with 賁 for the sound; the simplified 喷 is a later shorthand.

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

口觜嘴

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

觜

觜zī嘴

Same sound today

嘴 pairs 口 (mouth) with 觜, which supplies its sound.

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