航天局 (háng tiān jú) — space agency | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

space agency

Measure word · 个

Examples

航天局。
Zhōng guó háng tiān jú xuān bù le xīn de yuè qiú jì huà.
The Chinese space agency announced a new lunar plan.
航天局。
Zhè ge háng tiān jú yǔ duō gè guó jiā hé zuò kāi fā wèi xīng.
This space agency is collaborating with multiple countries to develop satellites.
航天局。
háng tiān jú Chéng gōng fā shè le yì méi xīn xíng huǒ jiàn.
The space agency successfully launched a new type of rocket.

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.

航天

航hángnavigate天tiānsky

动宾Verb + object

局júbureau

航天 evokes navigating the sky, and 局 names an office, so space agency.

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.

舟亢航

Meaning part形符xíngfú

舟舟zhōuboat

Sound part声符shēngfú

亢

亢kàng航háng

Same sound today

航 shows a boat with 舟, and 亢 gives the character its sound.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

丁dīng天tiān

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape comes from a frontal standing man 大 with a head; 天 pairs 大 with 丁 for sound.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

句

句jù局jú

Same sound today

The shape of 局 pairs 尸, a meaning part, with 句, a sound part.

Appears in

Space Exploration

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