标枪 (biāo qiāng) — javelin | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

javelin

Measure word · 支

标枪。
Tā zhì biāo qiāng de chéng jì dǎ pò le shì jiè jì lù.
His javelin throw broke the world record.
标枪。
Yùn dòng yuán měi tiān dōu yào liàn xí zhì biāo qiāng.
Athletes practice throwing the javelin every day.
标枪。
Jiào liàn jiào tā rú hé zhèng què wò zhù biāo qiāng.
The coach taught him how to hold the javelin correctly.

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.

标 suggests throwing and 枪 a spear, so a spear meant to be thrown.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 標; 标 is its simplified writing.

木票標

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

票

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

The traditional form 標 pairs 木 with 票, and 票 gives the sound; the simplified 标 is the modern form of that traditional character.

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 槍; 枪 is its simplified writing.

木倉槍

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

倉

倉cāng槍qiāng

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

The traditional form 槍 pairs 木 (wood) with 倉 as a sound part; the simplified 枪 is a shorthand, and its right side is not the historical component.

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