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铁板 (tiě bǎn) — iron plate; sheet iron; percussion instrument made of iron

Definition

Literally 'iron plate' — a flat sheet of iron used in construction, industry, or cooking (e.g. 铁板烧). Also names a percussion instrument struck with a stick.

noun
iron platesheet ironpercussion instrument made of iron
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 铁板。
    Tā mǎi le yí kuài tiě bǎn lái xiū bǔ wū dǐng.
    He bought an iron plate to repair the roof.
  • 铁板。
    Gōng chǎng xū yào dà liàng de tiě bǎn lái shēng chǎn qì chē.
    The factory needs large quantities of sheet iron to produce cars.
  • 铁板。
    Tā zài yuè duì zhōng yǎn zòu tiě bǎn.
    He plays the iron plate percussion instrument in the band.

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.

铁tiěiron
板bǎnplate

铁 “iron” and 板 “plate” give the sense of an iron plate.

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 鐵; 铁 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢧤
𢧤𢧤鐵tiě
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 鐵 pairs 金 (metal) with 𢧤 as a sound part; the simplified 铁 is a later shorthand.

Open 铁 →

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
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
反
反fǎn板bǎn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

板 pairs 木 (tree) with 反 as a sound part.

Open 板 →
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