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导航仪 (dǎo háng yí) — GPS navigator, navigation device

Definition

noun
GPS navigatornavigation device
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 导航仪。
    Wǒ de dǎo háng yí zài gāo sù gōng lù shàng tū rán méi diàn le.
    My GPS navigator suddenly ran out of battery on the highway.
  • 导航仪。
    Xiàn zài hěn duō shǒu jī dōu zì dài dǎo háng yí gōng néng.
    Nowadays many phones come with a built-in navigation function.
  • 导航仪。
    Zhè kuǎn dǎo háng yí de yǔ yīn tí shì fēi cháng qīng xī.
    The voice prompts on this navigation device are very clear.

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.

导航navigate
导dǎoguide航hángnavigate
动宾Verb + object
仪yíinstrument

「导」guide,「航」navigate, and「仪」instrument mean a navigation device.

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 導; 导 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
道
道dào導
Same sound today

The traditional form 導 pairs 道 (path) as the sound part with 寸 (hand), giving the sense of leading someone. The simplified 导 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 导 →

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
舟舟zhōuboat
Sound part声符shēngfú
亢
亢kàng航háng
Same sound today

航 shows a boat with 舟, and 亢 gives the character its sound.

Open 航 →

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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