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插头 (chā tóu) — plug

Definition

noun
plug
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 插头，。
    Zhè ge chā tóu huài le, xū yào huàn yí gè xīn de.
    This plug is broken; it needs to be replaced with a new one.
  • 插头。
    Qǐng bǎ chā tóu chā jìn chā zuò lǐ.
    Please insert the plug into the socket.
  • 插头。
    Zhè zhǒng chā tóu shì guó jì tōng yòng de.
    This type of plug is internationally standard.

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.

插chāinsert
头tóuhead

"插" (insert) and "头" (head) make the head part that is inserted.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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 頭; 头 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yèhead
Sound part声符shēngfú
豆
豆dòu頭tóu
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 頭 shows 頁, meaning head, beside 豆 as a sound component; the simplified 头 is a later shorthand.

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