方向盘 (fāng xiàng pán) — steering wheel | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

steering wheel

Measure word · 个

Examples

方向盘。
Kāi chē qián xiān tiáo zhěng fāng xiàng pán.
Adjust the steering wheel before driving.
方向盘。
Zhè ge fāng xiàng pán shǒu gǎn hěn hǎo.
This steering wheel feels great.
方向盘。
Tā qīng qīng zhuàn dòng le fāng xiàng pán.
He gently turned the steering wheel.

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.

方向direction

方fāngdirection向xiàngdirection

联合Coordinate

The parts for direction and wheel combine to name the wheel used to control a vehicle's direction.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

宀宀miánhouse
口口kǒumouth

向 originally drew 宀 (house) with 口 to show an echo in a place; later it was used for direction.

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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Vehicles

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