寻呼机 (xún hū jī) — pager, beeper

Definition

noun
pagerbeeper
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 寻呼机。
    Tā suí shēn dài zhe yí gè xún hū jī.
    He carries a pager with him.
  • 寻呼机。
    Yǐ qián hěn duō rén yòng xún hū jī lián xì.
    Many people used pagers to contact each other in the past.
  • 寻呼机。
    Zhè ge xún hū jī shì jiù shì de.
    This pager is an old model.

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.

寻呼search and call
寻xúnseek呼hūcall
联合Side by side
机jīmachine

寻呼 (search and call) and 机 (machine) refer to a pager.

Characters in this word

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

寻 is formed from 又 (hand) and 寸 (hand).

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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
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
乎
乎hū呼hū
Same sound today

呼 uses 口 (mouth) to show exhaling, calling, or shouting, and 乎 gives the sound.

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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
木木mùtree; wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
几
几jǐ机jī
Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.

Open 机 →

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