废铁 (fèi tiě) — scrap iron | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

scrap iron

Measure word · 块

废铁。
Gōng chǎng bǎ fèi tiě huí shōu zài lì yòng.
The factory recycles scrap iron for reuse.
废铁。
Yuàn zi lǐ duī le yì duī fèi tiě.
A pile of scrap iron is stacked in the yard.
废铁。
Zhè xiē fèi tiě néng mài bù shǎo qián.
This scrap iron can be sold for a good amount of money.

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.

废fèidiscarded

废 means discarded and 铁 means iron, naming scrap iron.

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 廢; 废 is its simplified writing.

广發廢

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

發

發fā廢fèi

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

The traditional form 廢 shows 广 as a house and 發 as the sound.

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 鐵; 铁 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

𢧤

𢧤𢧤鐵tiě

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

The traditional form 鐵 pairs 金 (metal) with 𢧤 as a sound part; the simplified 铁 is a later shorthand.

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