轴心国 (zhóu xīn guó) — Axis powers | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Axis powers

Examples

，轴心国。
Dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn zhōng, zhóu xīn guó yǔ tóng méng guó zhǎn kāi le jī liè zhàn dòu.
During World War II, the Axis powers fought fierce battles against the Allies.
，轴心国。
Lì shǐ kè shàng, lǎo shī xiáng xì jiǎng jiě le zhóu xīn guó de xíng chéng guò chéng.
In history class, the teacher explained in detail the formation process of the Axis powers.
轴心国、。
zhóu xīn guó Bāo kuò dé guó, yì dà lì hé rì běn děng guó jiā.
The Axis powers included Germany, Italy, Japan, and other countries.

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.

轴心axis

轴zhóuaxis心xīncenter

联合Side by side

国guóstate

轴 and 心 combine to give axis, and 国 adds the sense of states.

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 軸; 轴 is its simplified writing.

車由軸

Meaning part形符xíngfú

車車jūcart, carriage

Sound part声符shēngfú

由

由yóu軸zhóu

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

The traditional form 軸 pairs 車 (cart) with a part that gives the sound, 由; it pictures an axle passing through a cartwheel. The simplified 轴 is a later abbreviation.

Open 轴 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 心 comes from a drawing of a heart, now highly stylized.

Open 心 →

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 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

囗或國

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéiclosure

Sound part声符shēngfú

或

或huò國guó