防尘 (fáng chén) — dustproof

Definition

adjective
dustproof

Examples

  • 防尘。
    Zhè zhǒng cái liào shì fáng chén de.
    This material is dustproof.
  • 防尘。
    Wǒ xū yào yí gè fáng chén de gài zi.
    I need a dustproof cover.
  • 防尘。
    Zhè tái jī qì yǒu fáng chén shè jì.
    This machine has a dustproof design.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

防fángprevent
尘chéndust

防 (prevent) and 尘 (dust) combine to mean dustproof.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阝Written in full as阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng防fáng
Same sound today

防 pairs 阝 (written fully as 阜) with 方, which gives the sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 尘, 小 (small) sits above 土 (earth), giving the idea of tiny bits of earth.

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