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帆板 (fān bǎn) — sailboard (the equipment); windsurfing (the sport)

Definition

帆板 covers both the equipment (the board with a sail) and the sport of windsurfing. 帆 alone means 'sail'; 板 means 'board', so 帆板 literally = 'sail-board'.

noun
sailboard (the equipment)windsurfing (the sport)
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 帆板，。
    Tā mǎi le yí fù xīn de fān bǎn, zhǔn bèi qù hǎi biān liàn xí.
    He bought a new sailboard and is preparing to practice at the seaside.
  • 帆板。
    fān bǎn Shì yí xiàng xū yào píng héng hé jì qiǎo de shuǐ shàng yùn dòng.
    Windsurfing is a water sport that requires balance and skill.
  • 帆板。
    Zhè cì guó jì fān bǎn bǐ sài xī yǐn le lái zì shì jiè gè dì de xuǎn shǒu.
    This international windsurfing competition attracted contestants from all over the world.

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.

帆fānsail
板bǎnboard

A 板 fitted with a 帆 gives the meaning of a sailboard or windsurfing board.

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
巾巾jīncloth
Sound part声符shēngfú
凡
凡fán帆fān
Same sound today

帆 pairs 巾 (cloth) with 凡, which gives the sound fán.

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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
Sound part声符shēngfú
反
反fǎn板bǎn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

板 pairs 木 (tree) with 反 as a sound part.

Open 板 →
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