罐内 (guàn nèi) — inside a can, jar, or tank

Definition

A compound noun meaning 'inside a can/jar/tank.' Used to describe the contents within a sealed container (罐), often appearing before 的 to modify a noun like 液体 or 食品.

noun
inside a canjaror tank

Examples

  • 罐内。
    Qǐng jiǎn chá guàn nèi de yè tǐ shì fǒu xiè lòu.
    Please check whether the liquid inside the tank is leaking.
  • 罐内。
    guàn nèi De shí pǐn yǐ jīng guò qī le.
    The food inside the can has already expired.
  • 罐内。
    Gōng rén xū yào qīng lǐ guàn nèi de cán zhā.
    Workers need to clean the residue inside the jar.

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.

罐guàncan
内nèiinside

The place 内 inside is specified as belonging to a 罐 can.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
缶缶fǒupottery
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn罐guàn(r)
Same sound today

The left part 缶 shows pottery, while the right part 雚 gives the pronunciation.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 入入rùto enter
  • 冂冂jiōnghouse

The shape shows 入 entering into 冂, a house, so it pictures bringing something indoors, giving the sense inside.

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