底盘 (dǐ pán) — chassis (of a vehicle) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

chassis (of a vehicle)

Measure word · 个

Examples

底盘。
Zhè liàng chē de dǐ pán shè jì hěn jiān gù.
The chassis design of this car is very sturdy.
底盘。
Xiū lǐ dǐ pán xū yào zhuān mén de gōng jù.
Repairing the chassis requires specialized tools.
底盘。
Yuè yě chē de dǐ pán tōng cháng bǐ pǔ tōng chē gāo.
The chassis of an off-road vehicle is usually higher than that of a regular car.

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.

底dǐbottom

盘pánplate-like frame

底 is the bottom or base, and 盘 is a plate-like frame, together forming the vehicle's base frame.

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.

广氐底

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎngbuilding

Sound part声符shēngfú

氐

氐dī底dǐ

Same sound today

底 pairs 广 (building) with 氐, pointing to the bottom or foundation of a building. Some read 氐 as a bowing figure or tree root, adding a sense of 'down'.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 盤; 盘 is its simplified writing.

般皿盤

Meaning part形符xíngfú

皿皿mǐn

Sound part声符shēngfú

般

般bān盤pán

Same sound today

The traditional form 盤 pairs 般, which gives the sound, with 皿, a vessel. This note is about 盤, not the simplified 盘.

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