暖气片 (nuǎn qì piàn) — heating radiator | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

heating radiator

Measure word · 片

Examples

暖气片。
Dōng tiān wǒ jiā de nuǎn qì piàn hěn nuǎn huo.
In winter, the radiator in my home is very warm.
暖气片。
Qǐng bǎ nuǎn qì piàn de wēn dù tiáo gāo yì diǎn.
Please turn up the temperature of the radiator a bit.
暖气片。
Wéi xiū shī fu zài jiǎn chá nuǎn qì piàn.
The maintenance worker is checking the radiator.

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.

暖气heating

暖nuǎnwarm气qìair

偏正Modifier + head

Warm air and piece combine to mean a panel that spreads heat.

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.

日爰暖

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun

Sound part声符shēngfú

爰

爰yuán暖nuǎn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

暖 is made from 日, the sun, and 爰, which is used for its sound.

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 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

气米氣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

气

气qì氣qì

Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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