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棍棒 (gùn bàng) — club, cudgel, stick (used as a weapon or implement)

Definition

noun
clubcudgelstick (used as a weapon or implement)
Measure word · 根

Examples

  • 棍棒。
    Tā yòng yì gēn gùn bàng bǎ mén suǒ dǎ huài le.
    He used a club to break the door lock.
  • 棍棒。
    Gǔ dài shì bīng yòng gùn bàng zuò wéi wǔ qì.
    Ancient soldiers used sticks as weapons.
  • 棍棒。
    Bú yào yòng gùn bàng dǎ hái zi.
    Don't hit children with a stick.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

棍gùnrod
棒bàngclub

棍 and 棒 both denote rod-like implements, so the pair names a club or cudgel.

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mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
昆
昆kūn棍gùn(r)
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

棍 has 木 (tree) beside 昆, which gives its sound.

Open 棍 →

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, wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
奉
奉fèng棒bàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

棒 combines 木 (wood) with 奉, which gives the sound, to write a wooden club.

Open 棒 →
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