喷射器 (pēn shè qì) — sprayer, spraying apparatus

Definition

noun

sprayerspraying apparatus

Measure word · 个

喷射器。
Zhè ge pēn shè qì kě yǐ pēn chū hěn xì de shuǐ wù.
This sprayer can emit a very fine water mist.
喷射器。
Gōng rén yòng pēn shè qì gěi qiáng bì pēn qī.
The worker uses a sprayer to paint the wall.
喷射器。
Xiāo fáng yuán ná zhe pēn shè qì chōng xiàng huǒ chǎng.
The firefighter rushed toward the fire with a sprayer.

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.

喷射spray

联合Coordinate

喷 and 射 both suggest spraying, and 器 means a device, giving the sense of a spraying apparatus.

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 噴; 喷 is its simplified writing.

口賁噴

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

賁

賁bì噴pēn

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

The traditional form 噴 pairs 口, mouth, with 賁 for the sound; the simplified 喷 is a later shorthand.

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.

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

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