弹孔 (dàn kǒng) — bullet hole | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bullet hole

Measure word · 个

弹孔。
Qiáng shàng yǒu yí gè dàn kǒng.
There is a bullet hole on the wall.
弹孔。
Jǐng chá zǐ xì jiǎn chá le dàn kǒng.
The police carefully examined the bullet hole.
，弹孔。
Zǐ dàn dǎ chuān le qiáng, liú xià yí gè dàn kǒng.
The bullet pierced the wall, leaving a bullet hole.

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.

弹 means bullet and 孔 means hole, so a 弹孔 is a hole made by a bullet.

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 彈; 弹 is its simplified writing.

弓單彈

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

單

單dān彈tán

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

The traditional form 彈 pairs 弓 (bow) with the sound part 單; the simplified 弹 is a shorthand.

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

孔 pairs 丿 (an opening) with 子 (a child), showing an opening in a newborn's skull.

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