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侦察机 (zhēn chá jī) — reconnaissance plane

Definition

noun
reconnaissance plane
Measure word · 架

Examples

  • 侦察机。
    Nà jià zhēn chá jī zhèng zài zhí xíng rèn wu.
    That reconnaissance plane is on a mission.
  • 侦察机。
    Tā men pài chū le yí jià zhēn chá jī jìn xíng zhēn chá.
    They sent out a reconnaissance plane to conduct reconnaissance.
  • 侦察机。
    Zhè zhǒng zhēn chá jī de xìng néng fēi cháng xiān jìn.
    The performance of this type of reconnaissance plane is very advanced.

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.

侦察reconnaissance
侦zhēninvestigate察cháobserve
联合Coordinate
机jīplane

侦察 “reconnaissance” + 机 “plane” = a plane used for reconnaissance.

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 偵; 侦 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
⺅Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
貞
貞zhēn偵zhēn
Same sound today

The traditional form 偵 pairs ⺅ (person) with 貞, which gives the sound and the idea of asking; the simplified 侦 is a later shorthand.

Open 侦 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
祭
祭jì察chá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape 察 combines 宀, a roof, with 祭 as the sound part.

Open 察 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree; wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
几
几jǐ机jī
Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.

Open 机 →
Appears in
Air TravelMilitary & Defense

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