发射台 (fā shè tái) — launching pad; launching stand (for rockets, mi…

Definition

noun

launching padlaunching stand (for rockets, missiles)

Measure word · 座

发射台。
Huǒ jiàn yǐ jīng zài fā shè tái shàng zhǔn bèi fā shè.
The rocket is already on the launching pad, ready for launch.
发射台。
Jì shù rén yuán zhèng zài jiǎn chá fā shè tái de shè bèi.
The technicians are checking the equipment on the launching pad.
发射台。
Dǎo dàn cóng dì xià fā shè tái fā shè chū qù.
The missile was launched from an underground launching pad.

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.

发射launch

联合Coordinate

台táiplatform

发射 means launch, and 台 means platform.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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

In 射, the left part comes from 弓 (bow) and 矢 (arrow), and the right part comes from a hand drawing the bowstring.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 臺; 台 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 台 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (窗台, 电视台) it is 臺; in others (台灯, 台球) (台风) it is 檯 or 台 or 颱.

The traditional form 臺 is the 喬 + 室 form; earlier versions combined a sound part with 室, and an old reading saw it as a watch tower.

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