面板 (miàn bǎn) — panel; front panel; board | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A flat panel or board, often a front-facing surface of a device, cabinet, or wall. 块 is the standard measure word.

noun

panelfront panelboard

Measure word · 块

Examples

面板。
Zhè ge shè bèi de miàn bǎn shì yòng jīn shǔ zuò de.
The front panel of this device is made of metal.
面板。
Chú guì miàn bǎn de yán sè kě yǐ xuǎn bái sè huò mù sè.
The cabinet panel color can be white or wood color.
面板。
Zhè zhǒng xīn xíng miàn bǎn de gé yīn xiào guǒ hěn hǎo.
This new type of panel has good soundproofing effect.

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.

面miànsurface

面 means surface or face, and 板 means board; 面板 is a flat board or front panel.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

面 originally drew a man’s face, with one eye exaggerated; the horizontal stroke was added later.

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

木反板

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.

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