护罩 (hù zhào) — protective cover; guard; shield

Definition

护罩 is a protective cover fitted onto or around a machine or tool (e.g. a welding shield). Compared with plain 罩 (general cover), it emphasizes protective/safety function.

noun
protective coverguardshield
Measure word · 个
Easily confused

Examples

  • 护罩。
    Zhè ge jī qì wài miàn yǒu yí gè sù liào hù zhào.
    There is a plastic protective cover on the outside of this machine.
  • 护罩。
    Qǐng bǎ hù zhào chāi xià lái qīng xǐ yí xià.
    Please remove the guard shield and clean it.
  • 护罩。
    Hàn jiē shí bì xū dài shàng hù zhào.
    You must wear a protective shield when welding.

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.

护hùprotect
罩zhàocover

护 means to protect and 罩 is a cover, so the word names a cover that protects.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
户
户hù护hù
Same sound today

护 combines 扌 (the hand form 手) with 户, which gives the sound hù.

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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
罒Written in full as网wǎng
Sound part声符shēngfú
卓
卓zhuó罩zhào
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

罩 combines 罒, a form of 网 “net”, with 卓, which gives the sound.

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