纺织厂 (fǎng zhī chǎng) — textile mill

Definition

noun
textile mill
Measure word · 家

Examples

  • 纺织厂。
    Tā zài fǎng zhī chǎng gōng zuò yǐ jīng shí nián le.
    She has been working at the textile mill for ten years.
  • 纺织厂。
    Zhè jiā fǎng zhī chǎng zhǔ yào shēng chǎn mián bù hé sī chóu.
    This textile mill mainly produces cotton cloth and silk.
  • 纺织厂。
    Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài bāng zhù fǎng zhī chǎng jìn xíng jì shù gǎi zào.
    The government is helping the textile mill carry out technological renovation.

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.

纺织textile work
纺fǎngspin织zhīweave
联合Side by side
厂chǎngfactory

纺织 (spinning and weaving) and 厂 (factory) combine to mean a factory for textile production.

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 紡; 纺 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng紡fǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 紡 uses 糸 to show silk and 方 for the sound; the simplified 纺 is a later abbreviation.

Open 纺 →

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 織; 织 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
戠
戠zhí織zhī
Same sound today

The traditional form 織 uses 糸, silk, with 戠 for the sound. The simplified 织 is a later shorthand.

Open 织 →

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 廠; 厂 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Sound part声符shēngfú
敞
敞chǎng廠chǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 廠 combines 广 with 敞, which gives the sound; the simplified 厂 is a later shorthand.

Open 厂 →

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