案板 (àn bǎn) — cutting board, chopping board (for food preparation)

Definition

noun
cutting boardchopping board (for food preparation)
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 案板。
    Mā ma yòng àn bǎn qiē cài de shí hou yào xiǎo xīn.
    Mom needs to be careful when cutting vegetables on the chopping board.
  • 案板，。
    Zhè kuài àn bǎn yòng le hěn jiǔ, shàng miàn yǒu hěn duō dāo hén.
    This cutting board has been used for a long time; there are many knife marks on it.
  • 案板。
    Xǐ àn bǎn de shí hou yào yòng rè shuǐ.
    Use hot water when washing the chopping board.

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.

案àntable/counter
板bǎnboard

“案” (table/counter) specifies the kind of “板” (board), giving a chopping board.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
安
安ān案àn
Same sound today

案 pairs 木, a wood/tree shape, with 安, which is used for its sound.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
反
反fǎn板bǎn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

板 pairs 木 (tree) with 反 as a sound part.

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