货机 (huò jī) — cargo aircraft, cargo plane | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cargo aircraftcargo plane

Measure word · 架

Examples

货机。
Zhè jià huò jī zhèng zài zhuāng zài huò wù.
This cargo plane is loading goods.
货机，。
huò jī Hé kè jī bù tóng, tā méi yǒu chuāng hu.
A cargo aircraft is different from a passenger plane; it has no windows.
货机。
Jī chǎng de huò jī pǎo dào xū yào gèng cháng yì xiē.
The runway for cargo planes at the airport needs to be a bit longer.

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.

货 means goods, and 机 means plane, giving a plane for carrying goods.

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 貨; 货 is its simplified writing.

化貝貨

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèishell, money

Sound part声符shēngfú

化

化huà貨huò

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

The traditional form 貨 pairs 化 (sound) with 貝 (shell, money) to write valuable goods; the simplified 货 is a 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

几jǐ机jī

Same sound today

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

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