巨型 (jù xíng) — gigantic, huge-scale, giant (attributive) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

adjective

gigantichuge-scalegiant (attributive)

Examples

巨型。
Zhè ge chéng shì yǒu yí zuò jù xíng tú shū guǎn.
This city has a gigantic library.
巨型。
Tā men jiàn zào le yí gè jù xíng shuǐ bà.
They built a huge dam.
巨型。
jù xíng Qǐ yè duì shè huì yǐng xiǎng hěn dà.
Giant corporations have a big impact on society.

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.

巨 means huge, and 型 means model or size; together they describe something of gigantic size.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

刑土型

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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