滤器 (lǜ qì) — filter (device) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

filter (device)

Measure word · 个

Easily confused

滤器。
Zhè ge lǜ qì kě yǐ guò lǜ zì lái shuǐ zhōng de zá zhì.
This filter can remove impurities from tap water.
滤器。
Kōng qì lǜ qì xū yào dìng qī gēng huàn cái néng bǎo chí xiào guǒ.
Air filters need to be replaced regularly to maintain effectiveness.
滤器。
Kā fēi lǜ qì yòng wán hòu yào qīng xǐ gān jìng.
After using a coffee filter, you need to clean it thoroughly.

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.

"滤" filtering and "器" device combine to mean a device that filters.

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 濾; 滤 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

慮

慮lǜ濾lǜ

Same sound today

The traditional form 濾 pairs 水, water, with 慮, which shows the sound lǜ; the simplified 滤 is a later shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The origin of 器 is uncertain; one traditional account reads the whole shape as a scene of guarding over four vessels.