圆盘 (yuán pán) — disk (round flat object) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

disk (round flat object)

Measure word · 块

Examples

圆盘。
Zhè ge yuán pán de zhí jìng dà yuē shì sān shí lí mǐ.
The diameter of this disk is about 30 centimeters.
圆盘。
Tā bǎ wén jiàn fàng zài yí gè jīn shǔ yuán pán shàng.
He placed the files on a metal disk.
圆盘。
Gǔ dài rén yòng shí zhì yuán pán lái yán mó gǔ wù.
Ancient people used stone disks to grind grains.

Origin

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.

圆 'round' and 盘 'plate' together mean a round flat disk.

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 圓; 圆 is its simplified writing.

囗員圓

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéi

Sound part声符shēngfú

員

員yuán圓yuán

Same sound today

This is about the traditional form 圓, not the simplified 圆. In 圓, 囗 surrounds 員, and the inner part of 員 is an old circle picture.

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 盤; 盘 is its simplified writing.

般皿盤

Meaning part形符xíngfú

皿皿mǐn

Sound part声符shēngfú

般

般bān盤pán

Same sound today

The traditional form 盤 pairs 般, which gives the sound, with 皿, a vessel. This note is about 盤, not the simplified 盘.

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