铝箔 (lǚ bó) — aluminum foil | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

aluminum foil

Measure word · 张

铝箔。
Yòng lǚ bó bǎ shí wù bāo qǐ lái kě yǐ bǎo xiān.
Wrapping food in aluminum foil can keep it fresh.
铝箔。
Kǎo yú de shí hou pù yī céng lǚ bó jiù bù róng yì nián guō.
Lay a layer of aluminum foil when roasting fish so it won't stick to the pan.
铝箔。
Tā bǎ lǚ bó sī chéng xiǎo kuài yòng lái zhuāng shì.
He tore the aluminum foil into small pieces to use for decoration.

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.

铝lǚaluminum

铝 (aluminum) with 箔 (foil) names aluminum foil.

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 鋁; 铝 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

呂

呂lǚ鋁lǚ

Same sound today

The traditional form 鋁 pairs 金 (metal) with 呂 as a sound part to write aluminium; this note is about 鋁, not the simplified 铝.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

竹泊箔

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

泊

Same sound today

In 箔, 竹 is the bamboo part, and 泊 gives the sound. This does not explain the screen or door-curtain meanings.