护卫舰 (hù wèi jiàn) — frigate (escort vessel) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

frigate (escort vessel)

Measure word · 艘

Examples

护卫舰。
Zhè sōu hù wèi jiàn shì hǎi jūn zuì xīn de zhàn jiàn.
This frigate is the navy's newest warship.
护卫舰。
hù wèi jiàn De zhǔ yào rèn wu shì hù háng hé fǎn qián.
The main mission of a frigate is escort and anti-submarine warfare.
护卫舰。
Tā men pài le sān sōu hù wèi jiàn cān jiā lián hé yǎn xí.
They sent three frigates to participate in the joint exercise.

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.

护卫protect/escort

护hùprotect卫wèidefend

联合Coordinate

舰jiànwarship

'护卫' (protect/escort) and '舰' (warship) combine to mean an escort warship.

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.

扌户护

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

户

户hù护hù

Same sound today

护 combines 扌 (the hand form 手) with 户, which gives the sound hù.

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 衛; 卫 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

韋

韋wéi衛wèi

Same sound today

The traditional form 衛 is built from 行 as the sense part and 韋 as the sound part; the simplified 卫 is a shorthand.

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

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