产能 (chǎn néng) — production capacity | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

production capacity

产能。
Zhè jiā gōng chǎng de chǎn néng shì měi tiān yì qiān tái.
The production capacity of this factory is one thousand units per day.
产能。
Jì shù shēng jí kě yǐ tí gāo chǎn néng.
Technological upgrades can improve production capacity.
产能，。
Jīn nián gōng sī kuò dà le chǎn néng, yǐ mǎn zú shì chǎng xū qiú.
This year the company expanded its production capacity to meet market demand.

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.

产 refers to production, and 能 is capacity, giving the sense of production capacity.

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 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

生生shēngto be born

Sound part声符shēngfú

彥

彥yàn產chǎn

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

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

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

能 is an old picture of a bear, showing two paws and a face with an open mouth.