曲棍球 (qū gùn qiú) — field hockey | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

field hockey

Measure word · 个

Examples

曲棍球。
Tā xǐ huan dǎ qū gùn qiú.
He likes to play field hockey.
曲棍球。
Wǒ men xué xiào de qū gùn qiú duì hěn lì hài.
Our school's field hockey team is very strong.
曲棍球。
Zuó tiān wǒ men qù kàn le qū gùn qiú bǐ sài.
Yesterday we went to watch a field hockey match.

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.

曲棍bent stick

曲qǔbent棍gùnstick

偏正Modifier + head

曲 means bent, 棍 means stick, and 球 means ball, together naming the bent-stick ball game.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

曲 is drawn as a bent object, matching the meaning 'bend'.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木昆棍

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

昆

昆kūn棍gùn(r)

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

棍 has 木 (tree) beside 昆, which gives its sound.

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

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

求

求qiú球qiú

Same sound today

球 is built from 玉, meaning jade, and 求, which gives the sound.

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