取暖器 (qǔ nuǎn qì) — room heater | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

room heater

Measure word · 台

，取暖器。
Dōng tiān dào le, wǒ mǎi le yí gè xīn qǔ nuǎn qì.
Winter arrived; I bought a new heater.
取暖器。
Zhè ge qǔ nuǎn qì hěn nuǎn huo.
This heater is very warm.
取暖器。
Shuì jiào qián yào guān diào qǔ nuǎn qì.
Turn off the heater before sleeping.

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.

取暖seek warmth

动宾Verb + object

An 器 for 取暖, a room heater.

Characters in this word

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

耳又取

取 pairs 又 (hand) with 耳 (ear), showing a hand taking an ear, as in taking the ear of fallen prey.

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

日爰暖

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

爰

爰yuán暖nuǎn

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

暖 is made from 日, the sun, and 爰, which is used for its sound.

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

The origin of 器 is uncertain; one traditional account reads the whole shape as a scene of guarding over four vessels.