点球 (diǎn qiú) — penalty kick (in soccer)

Definition

noun

penalty kick (in soccer)

Measure word · 个

点球，。
Tā fá diǎn qiú de shí hou, shǒu mén yuán pū cuò le fāng xiàng.
When he took the penalty kick, the goalkeeper dove the wrong way.
，点球。
Bǐ sài zuì hòu wǔ fēn zhōng, cái pàn pàn le yí gè diǎn qiú.
In the last five minutes of the match, the referee awarded a penalty kick.
点球，。
Zài diǎn qiú dà zhàn zhōng, tā tī jìn le zhì shèng de yì qiú.
In the penalty shootout, he scored the winning goal.

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.

点diǎnpenalty spot

点 names the penalty spot and 球 the ball or kick, giving a penalty kick.

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 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

黑占點

Meaning part形符xíngfú

黑黑hēiblack

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn點diǎn(r)

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

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

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

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

求

Same sound today

球 is built from 玉, meaning jade, and 求, which gives the sound.

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