圆柱 (yuán zhù) — cylinder (in geometry); cylindrical column or p… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cylinder (in geometry)cylindrical column or pillar

Measure word · 个

Examples

圆柱？
Zhè ge yuán zhù de tǐ jī zěn me jì suàn?
How do you calculate the volume of this cylinder?
圆柱。
Gǔ dài jiàn zhù cháng yòng yuán zhù zuò wéi zhī chēng jié gòu.
Ancient buildings often used cylindrical columns as supporting structures.
圆柱。
Gōng chǎng shēng chǎn le hěn duō jīn shǔ yuán zhù.
The factory produced many metal cylinders.

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.

“圆” round and “柱” pillar together mean a cylindrical column.

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 圓; 圆 is its simplified writing.

囗員圓

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéi

Sound part声符shēngfú

員

員yuán圓yuán

Same sound today

This is about the traditional form 圓, not the simplified 圆. In 圓, 囗 surrounds 員, and the inner part of 員 is an old circle picture.

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

木主柱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

主

主zhǔ柱zhù

Same sound today

The left part 木 shows that 柱 is connected with wood. The right part 主 gives the pronunciation.

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