磁盘 (cí pán) — disk (computer storage medium) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

disk (computer storage medium)

Measure word · 块

Examples

磁盘，。
Wǒ diàn nǎo de cí pán huài le, xū yào huàn yí gè.
My computer's disk is broken; I need to replace it.
磁盘。
Zhè ge cí pán kě yǐ cún hěn duō zhào piàn.
This disk can store many photos.
磁盘。
Qǐng bǎ shù jù fù zhì dào cí pán shàng.
Please copy the data to the disk.

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.

磁címagnetic

磁 (magnetic) and 盘 (disk) name a magnetic storage disk.

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.

石兹磁

Meaning part形符xíngfú

石石shírock; stone

Sound part声符shēngfú

兹

兹zī磁cí

Same sound today

磁 is built from 石, meaning rock or stone, and 兹, which gives the sound.

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 盤; 盘 is its simplified writing.

般皿盤

Meaning part形符xíngfú

皿皿mǐn

Sound part声符shēngfú

般

般bān盤pán

Same sound today

The traditional form 盤 pairs 般, which gives the sound, with 皿, a vessel. This note is about 盤, not the simplified 盘.

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Computers & Internet

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