撞针 (zhuàng zhēn) — firing pin | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

firing pin

撞针。
Zhè bǎ qiāng de zhuàng zhēn yǐ jīng mó sǔn le.
The firing pin of this gun is already worn out.
撞针。
Gēng huàn zhuàng zhēn xū yào zhuān yè gōng jù.
Replacing the firing pin requires professional tools.
撞针。
Jiǎn chá zhuàng zhēn shì fǒu ān zhuāng zhèng què.
Check whether the firing pin is installed correctly.

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.

撞 (strike) + 针 (pin) names a pin that strikes a primer.

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.

扌童撞

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

童

童tóng撞zhuàng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left side 扌 is the hand radical, written in full as 手, and the right side 童 supplies the sound.

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 針; 针 is its simplified writing.

釒十針

Meaning part形符xíngfú

釒Written in full as金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

十

十shí針zhēn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 針 puts 釒, the metal side, beside 十, which gives the sound; 针 is a simplified shorthand.

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