气罐 (qì guàn) — gas tank; air cylinder | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

gas tankair cylinder

Measure word · 个

Examples

气罐。
Tā dài le yí gè qì guàn qù yě yíng.
He took a gas cylinder camping.
气罐。
Zhè ge qì guàn lǐ de qì yòng wán le.
The air in this tank is used up.
气罐。
Qǐng jiǎn chá qì guàn shì fǒu ān quán.
Please check whether the gas tank is safe.

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 (gas) specifies what kind of 罐 (tank or canister) it is.

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.

缶雚罐

Meaning part形符xíngfú

缶缶fǒupottery

Sound part声符shēngfú

雚

雚guàn罐guàn(r)

Same sound today

The left part 缶 shows pottery, while the right part 雚 gives the pronunciation.

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