储罐 (chǔ guàn) — storage tank | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

storage tank

Measure word · 个

储罐。
Zhè ge chǔ guàn kě yǐ chǔ cún yì bǎi dūn shuǐ.
This storage tank can store 100 tons of water.
储罐。
Gōng rén men zhèng zài jiǎn chá chǔ guàn de ān quán.
The workers are checking the safety of the storage tank.
储罐。
Wǒ men xū yào dìng qī qīng xǐ chǔ guàn.
We need to clean the storage tank regularly.

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.

罐guàntank/vessel

储 points to storing, and 罐 is a tank or vessel; together it names a vessel for holding things.

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 儲; 储 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

諸

諸zhū儲chǔ

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 儲 uses 人 as a person part and 諸 for sound. This describes 儲, not the simplified 储.

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

缶雚罐

Meaning part形符xíngfú

缶缶fǒupottery

Sound part声符shēngfú

雚

雚guàn罐guàn(r)

Same sound today

The left part 缶 shows pottery, while the right part 雚 gives the pronunciation.