焊工 (hàn gōng) — welder; welding

Definition

noun
welderwelding
Measure word · 名

Examples

  • 焊工。
    Tā zài gōng chǎng lǐ dāng hàn gōng.
    He works as a welder in a factory.
  • 焊工。
    Wǒ fù qīn yǒu sān shí nián de hàn gōng jīng yàn.
    My father has thirty years of welding experience.
  • 焊工。
    Xué xí hàn gōng xū yào nài xīn hé xì xīn.
    Learning welding requires patience and care.

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.

焊hànweld
工gōngworker

焊 and 工 combine to mean a worker who welds.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

The shape of 工 is a picture of a bladed tool used to plow ground or mark a border; some read it as a carpenter's square.

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