三脚架 (sān jiǎo jià) — tripod | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

tripod

Measure word · 个

Examples

三脚架。
Shè yǐng shī bǎ xiàng jī gù dìng zài sān jiǎo jià shàng.
The photographer fixed the camera on the tripod.
三脚架，。
Zhè ge sān jiǎo jià hěn wěn, shì hé hù wài pāi shè.
This tripod is very stable, suitable for outdoor shooting.
三脚架。
Tā yòng sān jiǎo jià lái zhī chēng wàng yuǎn jìng.
He uses a tripod to support the telescope.

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.

三脚three legs

三sānthree脚jiǎoleg

偏正Modifier + head

三 means three and 脚 means legs, so the 架 is a stand with three legs.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

三 is drawn as three parallel strokes, like 一 with one stroke and 二 with two.

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 腳; 脚 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

⺼Written in full as肉ròumeat, body

Sound part声符shēngfú

卻

卻què腳jiǎo

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

The traditional form 腳 uses ⺼ for a body part and 卻 for the sound; the simplified 脚 is a later shorthand.

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

加木架

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree, wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

加

加jiā架jià

Same sound today

架 shows 木, meaning wood, with 加 giving the sound; it refers to a wooden prop.

Appears in

Photography & Design

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