火箭筒 (huǒ jiàn tǒng) — rocket launcher (shoulder-fired weapon) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

rocket launcher (shoulder-fired weapon)

Measure word · 具

Examples

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Shì bīng káng zhe huǒ jiàn tǒng xiàng qián xiàn zǒu qù.
The soldier carried a rocket launcher toward the front line.
火箭筒。
Zhè zhǒng huǒ jiàn tǒng kě yǐ chuān tòu hòu zhòng de zhuāng jiǎ.
This type of rocket launcher can penetrate thick armor.
火箭筒。
Diàn yǐng lǐ tā shú liàn de zhuāng tián le huǒ jiàn tǒng.
In the movie, he skillfully loaded the rocket launcher.

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.

火箭fire-arrow

火huǒfire箭jiànarrow

偏正Modifier + head

火箭 (fire-arrow) and 筒 (tube) form a tube for firing rockets.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

火 is a simple drawing of a fire, with flames shown rising upward.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

竹前箭

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

前

前qián箭jiàn

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

The 竹 part points to bamboo, the material of arrows; the 前 part gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

𥫗同筒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

𥫗Written in full as竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

同

同tóng筒tǒng

Same sound today

The bamboo part 竹 marks 筒 as a bamboo tube, and 同 gives its sound.

Appears in

Military & Defense

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