经济舱 (jīng jì cāng) — economy class | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

economy class

Measure word · 个

Examples

经济舱。
Wǒ dìng le yì zhāng qù běi jīng de jīng jì cāng jī piào.
I booked an economy class ticket to Beijing.
经济舱，。
jīng jì cāng De zuò wèi suī rán zhǎi yì xiē, dàn jià gé pián yi hěn duō.
Economy class seats are a bit narrower, but the price is much cheaper.
经济舱，。
Zhè cì lǚ xíng wǒ xuǎn zé le jīng jì cāng, yīn wèi yù suàn yǒu xiàn.
I chose economy class for this trip because of the limited budget.

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.

经济economy

经jīngmanage济jìaid

联合Coordinate

经 “manage” and 济 “aid” form “economy”, and 舱 means “cabin”.

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 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

糹巠經

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread

Sound part声符shēngfú

巠

巠jīng經jīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, 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 濟; 济 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

齊

齊qí濟jì

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 濟 pairs 水 (water) with 齊, which gives the sound; the simplified 济 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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 艙; 舱 is its simplified writing.

舟倉艙

Meaning part形符xíngfú

舟舟zhōuboat

Sound part声符shēngfú

倉

倉cāng艙cāng

Same sound today

The traditional form 艙 has 舟 (boat) and 倉, and 倉 is used for the sound. The simplified 舱 is a later shorthand.

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