战舰 (zhàn jiàn) — warship | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

warship

Measure word · 艘

Examples

战舰。
Zhè sōu zhàn jiàn shì hǎi jūn de zhǔ lì.
This warship is the mainstay of the navy.
战舰。
Xīn xíng zhàn jiàn pèi bèi le xiān jìn de léi dá xì tǒng.
The new warship is equipped with an advanced radar system.
战舰。
Tā men pài qiǎn le wǔ sōu zhàn jiàn zhí xíng hù háng rèn wu.
They dispatched five warships to carry out an escort mission.

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.

战 describes combat, and 舰 is a large ship.

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.

占戈战

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn战zhàn

Same sound today

战 pairs 占, which gives its sound, with 戈, a weapon.

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 艦; 舰 is its simplified writing.

舟監艦

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

監

監jiān艦⁰jiàn

Same sound today

The traditional form 艦 pairs 舟 (boat) with 監 to give the sound; the simplified 舰 is a shorthand and its right side is not the historical sound part.

Appears in

Military & Defense Boats & Water Travel

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