宇航服 (yǔ háng fú) — space suit | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

space suit

Measure word · 件

Examples

宇航服。
Chuān shàng yǔ háng fú jiù kě yǐ zài tài kōng zhōng háng zǒu.
You can walk in space after putting on a space suit.
宇航服，。
Zhè tào yǔ háng fú fēi cháng áng guì, dàn néng bǎo hù yǔ háng yuán de ān quán.
This space suit is very expensive, but it can protect astronauts' safety.
宇航服。
Tā zhèng zài jiǎn chá yǔ háng fú de měi gè bù jiàn.
He is inspecting every component of the space suit.

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.

宇航space flight

宇yǔspace航hángflight

偏正Modifier + head

服fúclothing

宇航 (space flight) specifies 服 (clothing), giving a suit for spaceflight.

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.

宀于宇

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀miánhouse

Sound part声符shēngfú

于

于yú宇yǔ

Same sound today

宇 pairs 宀, a roof-like shape connected with house parts such as eaves, with 于, which gives the pronunciation.

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

舟亢航

Meaning part形符xíngfú

舟舟zhōuboat

Sound part声符shēngfú

亢

亢kàng航háng

Same sound today

航 shows a boat with 舟, and 亢 gives the character its sound.

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

凡凡fántray

Sound part声符shēngfú

𠬝

𠬝𠬝服fú

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

In 服, the part 𠬝 was the original picture for 'to subdue'; the added left part 凡, a tray, later changed shape.

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