墨盒 (mò hé) — ink cartridge (for printers or calligraphy) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ink cartridge (for printers or calligraphy)

Measure word · 个

Examples

墨盒。
Zhè ge dǎ yìn jī xū yào yí gè xīn de mò hé.
This printer needs a new ink cartridge.
墨盒。
Wǒ mǎi le liǎng hé shū fǎ yòng de mò hé.
I bought two boxes of ink for calligraphy.
墨盒。
Qǐng bǎ yòng guò de mò hé fàng jìn huí shōu xiāng.
Please put the used cartridge into the recycling bin.

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.

墨盒 is a 盒 box for 墨 ink.

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.

黑土墨

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔsoil

Sound part声符shēngfú

黑

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

墨 is built from 土 (soil) and 黑, with 黑 giving the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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