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鱼叉 (yú chā) — harpoon

Definition

noun
harpoon
Measure word · 把

Examples

  • 鱼叉。
    Tā yòng yú chā bǔ dào le yì tiáo dà yú.
    He caught a big fish with a harpoon.
  • 鱼叉。
    yú chā Shì yú mín cháng yòng de gōng jù.
    The harpoon is a tool commonly used by fishermen.
  • 鱼叉。
    Chuán shàng fàng zhe jǐ bǎ yú chā.
    There are several harpoons on the boat.

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.

鱼yúfish
叉chāfork/spear

鱼 fish and 叉 fork/spear make a tool for catching fish.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 魚; 鱼 is its simplified writing.

For 鱼, the traditional form 魚 is a picture of a fish.

Open 鱼 →

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

The form 叉 is made by combining 又 with the dot stroke 丶.

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