驱逐舰 (qū zhú jiàn) — destroyer | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

destroyer

Measure word · 艘

Examples

驱逐舰。
Zhè sōu qū zhú jiàn shì hǎi jūn zuì xīn xíng de zhàn jiàn.
This destroyer is the navy's newest warship.
驱逐舰。
Zhōng guó hǎi jūn yōng yǒu duō sōu xiān jìn de qū zhú jiàn.
The Chinese navy possesses multiple advanced destroyers.
驱逐舰。
qū zhú jiàn De zhǔ yào rèn wu shì hù háng hé fáng kōng.
The main missions of a destroyer are escort and air defense.

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.

驱逐drive out

驱qūdrive逐zhúchase

联合Coordinate

驱逐 (drive out) describes 舰 (ship), a ship that drives away threats.

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 驅; 驱 is its simplified writing.

馬區驅

Meaning part形符xíngfú

馬馬mǎhorse

Sound part声符shēngfú

區

區qū驅qū

Same sound today

The traditional form 驅 pairs 馬 (horse) with 區 as a sound part; simplified 驱 is a later shorthand.

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

辵辵chuòwalking
豕豕shǐpig

逐 joins 辵, shown as walking, with 豕, a pig, to picture someone chasing a pig.

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 艦; 舰 is its simplified writing.

舟監艦

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

監

監jiān艦⁰jiàn

Same sound today

The traditional form 艦 pairs 舟 (boat) with 監 to give the sound; the simplified 舰 is a shorthand and its right side is not the historical sound part.

Appears in

Military & Defense Boats & Water Travel

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