控制区 (kòng zhì ōu) — controlled area, control zone | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

controlled areacontrol zone

Measure word · 个

Examples

控制区。
Jìn rù kòng zhì ōu xū yào chū shì zhèng jiàn.
You need to show your ID to enter the controlled area.
控制区。
Zhè ge kòng zhì ōu jìn zhǐ pāi zhào.
Photography is prohibited in this control zone.
控制区。
Tā men zài kòng zhì ōu nèi jìn xíng shí yàn.
They are conducting experiments inside the controlled area.

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.

控制control

控kòngcontrol制zhìregulate

联合Side by side

控制, regulating, marks what kind of 区, an area.

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.

扌空控

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

空

空kōng控kòng

Same sound today

The left part is 手 written as 扌, showing a hand; the right part 空 gives the sound.

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

朱朱zhūtree
刀刀dāoknife

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

匸匸xì
品品pǐn

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

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