容器 (róng qì) — container; receptacle; vessel | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

General word for any 'container' — a vessel that holds things, including computing containers. More abstract/written than concrete nouns like 桶 (bucket) or 笼子 (cage), which name specific container types.

noun

containerreceptaclevessel

Measure word · 个

Examples

容器。
Zhè ge róng qì néng zhuāng hěn duō dōng xī.
This container can hold a lot of things.
容器。
Qǐng bǎ yè tǐ dào rù gān jìng de róng qì zhōng.
Please pour the liquid into a clean container.
，容器。
Zài biān chéng zhōng, róng qì yòng lái cún chǔ hé guǎn lǐ shù jù.
In programming, containers are used to store and manage data.

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.

容róngcontain

器qìdevice

容 (contain) and 器 (device) together mean a vessel for holding things.

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

宀宀mián

Sound part声符shēngfú

公

公gōng容róng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 容, the 宀 (roof) part points to holding or containing, and 公 gives the sound.

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.

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