汽缸 (qì gāng) — cylinder (in engines, such as steam or internal… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cylinder (in engines, such as steam or internal combustion engines)

Measure word · 个

Examples

汽缸。
Fā dòng jī de qì gāng shì jīn shǔ zuò de.
The cylinder of the engine is made of metal.
汽缸。
Zhè liàng qì chē yǒu liù gè qì gāng.
This car has six cylinders.
，汽缸。
Xiū chē shí, tā jiǎn chá le měi gè qì gāng.
When repairing the car, he checked each cylinder.

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.

缸gāngcylinder

汽缸 combines “汽” steam with “缸” cylinder, naming a cylinder for steam or gas.

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.

氵气汽

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

气

Same sound today

The 氵 part is water, and 气 is used for the sound and also means air, so 汽 shows water in an air-like form.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Appears in

Industry & Manufacturing

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