陈列柜 (chén liè guì) — showcase; display cabinet

Definition

noun
showcasedisplay cabinet
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 陈列柜。
    Bó wù guǎn de chén liè guì lǐ fàng zhe hěn duō zhēn guì de wén wù.
    Many precious artifacts are placed in the museum's display cabinets.
  • 陈列柜。
    Shāng diàn yòng chén liè guì zhǎn shì zuì xīn kuǎn de shǒu biǎo.
    The store uses a showcase to display the latest watches.
  • 陈列柜，。
    Zhè ge chén liè guì shì bō li zuò de, fēi cháng piào liang.
    This display cabinet is made of glass and is very beautiful.

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.

陈列display
陈chéndisplay列lièarrange
联合Side by side
柜guìcabinet

陈列 means to display or arrange, and 柜 is a cabinet, giving a cabinet for displaying items.

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 陳; 陈 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阜阜fùmound
Sound part声符shēngfú
東
東dōng陳chén
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 陳 pairs 阜 (mound) with 東 as a sound component.

Open 陈 →

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

列 combines 歹, drawn as skeletal remains, and 刀, a knife, to depict tearing apart.

Open 列 →

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

柜 combines 木 (tree) with 巨, which gives the sound.

Open 柜 →

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