钻头 (zuān tóu) — drill bit | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

drill bit

Measure word · 个

钻头，。
Zhè ge zuān tóu hěn yìng, kě yǐ zuàn shí tou.
This drill bit is very hard and can drill stone.
钻头，。
Gōng rén huàn le yí gè xīn zuān tóu, gōng zuò sù dù tí gāo le.
The worker changed a new drill bit, and the work speed improved.
钻头，。
Zhè zhǒng zuān tóu shì hé zuàn mù tou, bú shì hé zuàn tiě.
This type of drill bit is suitable for drilling wood, not suitable for drilling iron.

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.

头tóuhead/end

钻 refers to drilling and 头 means head or end part; together they name the bit of a drill.

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 鑽; 钻 is its simplified writing.

釒贊鑽

Meaning part形符xíngfú

釒Written in full as金jīn

Sound part声符shēngfú

贊

贊zàn鑽zuàn

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

The traditional form 鑽 pairs 釒 (metal) with 贊, which gives the sound; the simplified 钻 is a later shorthand.

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 頭; 头 is its simplified writing.

豆頁頭

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yèhead

Sound part声符shēngfú

豆

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 頭 shows 頁, meaning head, beside 豆 as a sound component; the simplified 头 is a later shorthand.

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