织机 (zhī jī) — loom | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

loom

Measure word · 台

织机。
Zhè tái zhī jī shì shǒu gōng cāo zuò de.
This loom is manually operated.
织机。
Tā zài zhī jī qián gōng zuò le yì zhěng tiān.
She worked in front of the loom all day.
织机。
Bó wù guǎn lǐ zhǎn shì le yì tái gǔ lǎo de zhī jī.
The museum displays an ancient loom.

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.

机jīmachine

织 means weaving and 机 means machine, giving a machine for weaving.

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 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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木几机

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree; wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

几

Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.