插座 (chā zuò) — socket, electrical outlet

Definition

noun
socketelectrical outlet
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 插座
    Qǐng bǎ chā tóu chā jìn chā zuò lǐ.
    Please plug the plug into the socket.
  • 插座220
    Zhè ge chā zuò de diàn yā shì 220 fú.
    The voltage of this socket is 220 volts.
  • 插座
    Xiǎo hái zi bú yào bǎ shǒu zhǐ shēn jìn chā zuò.
    Children should not stick their fingers into the socket.

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.

chāinsert
zuòbase; socket

A 座 designed for 插, giving an electrical socket or outlet.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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
广广guǎnghouse on cliff
Sound part声符shēngfú
zuòzuò
Same sound today

座 pairs 广, a house on a cliff, with 坐 to give the sound.

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