油罐 (yóu guàn) — oil tank; storage tank | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

oil tankstorage tank

Measure word · 个

Examples

油罐。
Zhè ge yóu guàn lǐ zhuāng mǎn le shí yóu.
This oil tank is filled with petroleum.
油罐。
Tā men zhèng zài xiū jiàn yí gè xīn de yóu guàn.
They are building a new storage tank.
油罐？
yóu guàn De róng liàng shì duō shǎo?
What is the capacity of the oil tank?

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.

油 (oil) and 罐 (tank) combine to mean a tank for oil.

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.

氵由油

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

由

由yóu油yóu

Same sound today

油 is built from 氵, a water part, and 由, which supplies the sound.

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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