焊枪 (hàn qiāng) — welding torch | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

welding torch

Measure word · 把

焊枪。
Gōng rén yòng hàn qiāng bǎ liǎng kuài tiě bǎn hàn zài yì qǐ.
The worker used a welding torch to weld the two iron plates together.
焊枪。
Zhè bǎ shǒu chí hàn qiāng shǐ yòng qǐ lái hěn fāng biàn.
This handheld welding torch is very convenient to use.
焊枪，。
Lǎo zhāng de hàn qiāng gāi huàn xīn dé le, huǒ yàn bù wěn dìng.
Lao Zhang's welding torch needs to be replaced — the flame is unstable.

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 refers to welding and 枪 is a gun-like tool, so the word names a welding torch.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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 槍; 枪 is its simplified writing.

木倉槍

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

倉

倉cāng槍qiāng

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

The traditional form 槍 pairs 木 (wood) with 倉 as a sound part; the simplified 枪 is a shorthand, and its right side is not the historical component.