原子弹 (yuán zǐ dàn) — atomic bomb | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

atomic bomb

Measure word · 颗

，原子弹。
Zài èr zhàn mò qī, měi guó zài rì běn tóu xià le liǎng kē yuán zǐ dàn.
At the end of World War II, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan.
原子弹。
Xǔ duō guó jiā dōu zài nǔ lì fáng zhǐ yuán zǐ dàn de kuò sàn.
Many countries are working to prevent the spread of atomic bombs.
原子弹。
yuán zǐ dàn De fā míng gǎi biàn le zhàn zhēng de xíng shì.
The invention of the atomic bomb changed the form of warfare.

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.

原子atom

后缀Suffix

Atom and bomb combine to mean a bomb powered by atomic energy.

Characters in this word

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

原 combines 泉 (spring) and 厂 (cliff), picturing a spring bursting from a cliff-side, which gives the sense of origin or source.

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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 彈; 弹 is its simplified writing.

弓單彈

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

單

單dān彈tán

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

The traditional form 彈 pairs 弓 (bow) with the sound part 單; the simplified 弹 is a shorthand.

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