铁环 (tiě huán) — iron hoop | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

iron hoop

Measure word · 个

铁环。
Hái zi men zài cāo chǎng shàng gǔn tiě huán wán.
The children are playing by rolling iron hoops on the playground.
铁环。
Zhè ge tiě huán shì yòng jiù tiě guǎn zuò de.
This iron hoop is made from an old iron pipe.
，铁环。
Tā yòng lì yì tuī, tiě huán jiù gǔn yuǎn le.
He gave it a hard push, and the iron hoop rolled far away.

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 means iron and 环 means hoop; the phrase names a hoop made of iron.

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.

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 環; 环 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

睘

睘qióng環huán

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

The traditional form 環 pairs 玉 (jade) with a sound part; the simplified 环 is a shorthand and its right side is not the historical sound part.