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电锯 (diàn jù) — electric saw

Definition

noun
electric saw
Measure word · 把

Examples

  • 电锯。
    Tā mǎi le yì bǎ xīn diàn jù.
    He bought a new electric saw.
  • 电锯。
    Gōng dì shàng yǒu hěn duō diàn jù.
    There are many electric saws on the construction site.
  • 电锯。
    Qǐng xiǎo xīn shǐ yòng diàn jù.
    Please use the electric saw carefully.

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.

电diànelectric
锯jùsaw

电 “electric” + 锯 “saw” names a saw powered by electricity.

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 電; 电 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
雨雨yǔrain
Sound part声符shēngfú
申
申shēn電diàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For the traditional form 電, 雨 (rain) sits with 申, read shēn and meaning lightning.

Open 电 →

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 鋸; 锯 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
居
居jū鋸jù
Same sound today

The traditional form 鋸 pairs 金 (metal) with 居 as a sound component. The simplified 锯 is an abbreviated form of 鋸.

Open 锯 →
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