托盘 (tuō pán) — serving tray | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

serving tray

Measure word · 个

Examples

托盘。
Qǐng bǎ chá bēi fàng zài tuō pán shàng duān gěi kè rén.
Please put the teacups on a tray and serve them to the guests.
托盘。
Fú wù yuán duān zhe tuō pán zài cān zhuō zhī jiān chuān suō.
The waiter weaved between the dining tables carrying a tray.
托盘。
Chú fáng lǐ de tuō pán dōu xǐ gān jìng le.
All the trays in the kitchen have been washed clean.

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.

“托” means to hold up or carry, and “盘” means tray, so the sense is a tray used for carrying 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

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

乇

乇tuō托tuō

Same sound today

托 is built from 手 (hand) and 乇, which gives the sound tuō.

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 盤; 盘 is its simplified writing.

般皿盤

Meaning part形符xíngfú

皿皿mǐn

Sound part声符shēngfú

般

般bān盤pán

Same sound today

The traditional form 盤 pairs 般, which gives the sound, with 皿, a vessel. This note is about 盤, not the simplified 盘.

Appears in

Kitchenware & Tableware

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