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地球仪 (dì qiú yí) — globe

Definition

noun
globe
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 地球仪。
    Wǒ zài shū diàn mǎi le yí gè dì qiú yí.
    I bought a globe at the bookstore.
  • 。
    Lǎo shī yòng dì qiú yí jiào wǒ men shì jiè dì lǐ.
    The teacher used a globe to teach us world geography.
  • 地球仪，。
    Zhè ge dì qiú yí kě yǐ xuán zhuǎn, hěn fāng biàn.
    This globe can rotate, which is very convenient.

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.

地球earth
地dìearth球qiúsphere
偏正Modifier + head
仪yíinstrument

地 (earth) + 球 (sphere) + 仪 (instrument): an instrument shaped like the earth.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě地dì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

Open 地 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
求
求qiú球qiú
Same sound today

球 is built from 玉, meaning jade, and 求, which gives the sound.

Open 球 →

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 儀; 仪 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
義
義yì儀yí
Same sound today

In the traditional form 儀, the left part 亻 shows a person, and the right part 義 supplies the sound. This description is about 儀, not the simplified 仪.

Open 仪 →
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