型台 (xíng tāi) — (noun, technical) unclear; possibly a variant of 型胎 (mold base) or 型材 (shaped material).

Definition

A technical/industrial term for a mold base or shaped form used in manufacturing. The exact sense is uncertain — likely a variant of 型胎 or 型材; treat it as specialist vocabulary.

noun
(noun, technical) unclearpossibly a variant of 型胎 (mold base) or 型材 (shaped material).
Easily confused

Examples

  • 型台。
    Zhè ge xíng tāi fēi cháng zhòng yào.
    This ∼ is very important.
  • 型台。
    Wǒ men xū yào yí gè xīn de xíng tāi.
    We need a new ∼.
  • 型台。
    Qǐng jiǎn chá zhè ge xíng tāi de zhì liàng.
    Please check the quality of this ∼.

Origin

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
刑
刑xíng型xíng
Same sound today

型 pairs 土 (earth) with 刑, which supplies the sound; the shape shows an earthen mold, hence form or pattern.

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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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