气囊 (qì náng) — airbag (in a vehicle) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

airbag (in a vehicle)

Measure word · 个

Examples

气囊。
Zhè liàng chē de qì náng zài pèng zhuàng hòu zì dòng tan le chū lái.
The airbag in this car automatically deployed after the collision.
气囊。
Xiàn dài qì chē tōng cháng pèi bèi duō gè qì náng.
Modern cars are usually equipped with multiple airbags.
，气囊。
Xì hǎo ān quán dài, qì náng cái néng gèng hǎo dì bǎo hù nǐ.
Fasten your seatbelt so the airbag can protect you better.

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.

气 means air or gas and 囊 means bag, so it names an air-filled bag.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

气米氣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

气

气qì氣qì

Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

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

㯻㯻㯻bag

Sound part声符shēngfú

襄

襄xiāng囊náng

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

囊 is made from 㯻, a tied bag with items inside, plus an abbreviated form of 襄 that gives the sound.

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Vehicles Safety & Danger

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