触摸屏 (chù mō píng) — touchscreen

Definition

noun
touchscreen
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 触摸屏。
    Zhè kuǎn chù mō píng de líng mǐn dù hěn gāo.
    This touchscreen has high sensitivity.
  • 触摸屏。
    Qǐng bú yào zài chù mō píng shàng yòng lì àn yā.
    Please don't press hard on the touchscreen.
  • 触摸屏。
    Zhì néng shǒu jī dōu pèi yǒu chù mō píng.
    Smartphones all come with a touchscreen.

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.

触摸touch
触chùtouch摸mōtouch
联合Side by side
屏píngscreen

触摸 means touch and 屏 means screen, naming a screen that responds to touch.

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 觸; 触 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
角角jiǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
蜀
蜀shǔ觸chù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 觸 uses 角 for the meaning and 蜀 for the sound; the simplified 触 is a later shorthand.

Open 触 →

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
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
莫
莫mò摸mō
Same sound today

摸 pairs 手 (hand) with 莫; 手 shows the meaning is about a hand action, and 莫 gives the sound.

Open 摸 →

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
尸尸shī
Sound part声符shēngfú
并
并bìng屏bǐng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

屏 pairs 尸 with 并, which supplies the sound.

Open 屏 →

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