气阀 (qì fá) — air valve, gas valve | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

air valvegas valve

Measure word · 个

气阀。
Qǐng jiǎn chá yí xià qì fá shì fǒu zhèng cháng gōng zuò.
Please check if the air valve is working properly.
气阀，。
Zhè ge qì fá huài le, xū yào huàn yí gè.
This air valve is broken and needs to be replaced.
气阀。
qì fá Yòng yú kòng zhì qì tǐ liú dòng de fāng xiàng.
An air valve is used to control the direction of gas flow.

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qìair/gas

气 points to air or gas and 阀 points to a valve, together naming a valve for gas.

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

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 閥; 阀 is its simplified writing.

門伐閥

Meaning part形符xíngfú

門門mén

Sound part声符shēngfú

伐

Same sound today

The traditional form 閥 combines 門, a gate, with 伐 to give the sound; the simplified 阀 is a later shorthand.