机库 (jī kù) — hangar | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hangar

Measure word · 个

机库。
Jī chǎng lǐ yǒu sān gè dà jī kù.
There are three large hangars at the airport.
机库。
Fēi jī zhèng zài jī kù lǐ wéi xiū.
The airplane is being repaired in the hangar.
机库。
Tā men bǎ jiù jī kù gǎi zào chéng le cāng kù.
They converted the old hangar into a warehouse.

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.

机jīmachine/aircraft

库kùwarehouse

机 suggests a machine or aircraft, and 库 is a storage building, together giving a hangar.

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.

木几机

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree; wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

几

Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the 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 庫; 库 is its simplified writing.

广車庫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎngbuilding

Sound part声符shēngfú

車

車jū庫kù

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 庫 pairs 广 (building) with 車 (sound); the building part points to a storehouse. The simplified 库 is a later shorthand.

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