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喷雾器 (pēn wù qì) — sprayer, atomizer

Definition

noun
sprayeratomizer
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 喷雾器。
    Wǒ yòng zhè ge pēn wù qì gěi huā pēn shuǐ.
    I use this sprayer to spray water on the flowers.
  • 喷雾器。
    Nóng mín yòng pēn wù qì gěi zhuāng jia dǎ nóng yào.
    Farmers use sprayers to apply pesticide to crops.
  • 喷雾器。
    Tā yòng pēn wù qì pēn qī.
    She uses a sprayer to spray paint.

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.

喷雾spray mist
喷pēnspray雾wùmist
动宾Verb + object
器qìdevice

喷 means spray, 雾 means mist, and 器 means device, so the result is a device that sprays mist.

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.

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.

Open 喷 →

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 霧; 雾 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
雨雨yǔrain
Sound part声符shēngfú
務
務wù霧wù
Same sound today

In the traditional form 霧, 雨, rain, is on top and 務 below gives the sound; the simplified 雾 is a shorthand.

Open 雾 →

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

The origin of 器 is uncertain; one traditional account reads the whole shape as a scene of guarding over four vessels.

Open 器 →
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