板擦 (bǎn cā) — blackboard eraser | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

blackboard eraser

Measure word · 个

Examples

板擦。
Lǎo shī ná qǐ bǎn cā cā diào le hēi bǎn shàng de zì.
The teacher picked up the blackboard eraser and wiped off the words on the board.
板擦，。
Zhè ge bǎn cā yòng jiǔ le, xū yào huàn yí gè xīn de.
This blackboard eraser has been used for a long time; it needs to be replaced with a new one.
板擦。
Qǐng bǎ bǎn cā fàng zài jiǎng tái shàng.
Please put the blackboard eraser on the podium.

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.

The 板 'board' part tells what the 擦 'wipe' is used for.

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.

木反板

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

反

反fǎn板bǎn

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

板 pairs 木 (tree) with 反 as a sound part.

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

扌察擦

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

察

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

The left part 扌 is the hand, showing that 擦 is an action done with the hand, such as wiping or scrubbing; the right part 察 gives the sound.

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