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夹板 (jiā bǎn) — (medical) splint; plywood (multilayer board); clamping board or press plate (for fixing or pressing things)

Definition

夹板 (jiā bǎn) names a flat board used either to immobilize an injured limb (a medical splint) or to hold/clamp materials together in woodworking. The medical sense is most common; in carpentry it refers to plywood or a pressing board.

noun
(medical) splintplywood (multilayer board)clamping board or press plate (for fixing or pressing things)
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • ，夹板。
    Tā shuāi shāng le shǒu bì, yī shēng gěi tā shàng le jiā bǎn.
    He fell and injured his arm, so the doctor put a splint on it.
  • 夹板，。
    Zhè ge guì zi shì yòng jiā bǎn zuò de, suǒ yǐ hěn qīng.
    This cabinet is made of plywood, so it's very light.
  • 夹板，。
    Mù gōng yòng jiā bǎn bǎ mù liào gù dìng zhù, fāng biàn zuān kǒng.
    The carpenter used clamping boards to secure the wood, making it easier to drill holes.

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.

夹jiáclamp
板bǎnboard

夹 gives the clamping sense and 板 the board sense, naming a board used to clamp or press.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 夾; 夹 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 夾 draws a person with two people beside or under the arms, giving the idea of holding or sandwiching between sides.

Open 夹 →

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
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
反
反fǎn板bǎn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

板 pairs 木 (tree) with 反 as a sound part.

Open 板 →
Appears in
Materials & SubstancesMedicine & Treatment

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