风扇 (fēng shān) — electric fan

Definition

noun
electric fan
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 风扇
    Xià tiān tài rè le, wǒ kāi fēng shān shuì jiào.
    It's too hot in summer; I sleep with the fan on.
  • 风扇
    Qǐng bǎ fēng shān guān diào, yǒu diǎn lěng le.
    Please turn off the fan; it's a bit cold.
  • 风扇
    Zhè ge fēng shān de shēng yīn hěn xiǎo, hěn ān jìng.
    This fan makes very little noise; it's very quiet.

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.

风 gives the moving air, and 扇 names the fan that produces it.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 风 →

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

扇 puts 戶 (door) over 羽 (feather).

Open 扇 →
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