电钻 (diàn zuān) — electric drill | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

electric drill

Measure word · 把

电钻。
Tā zhèng zài yòng diàn zuān zài qiáng shàng dǎ kǒng.
He is using an electric drill to make a hole in the wall.
电钻。
Wǒ zài wǔ jīn diàn mǎi le yì tái xīn diàn zuān.
I bought a new electric drill at the hardware store.
电钻。
Zhè ge diàn zuān de zào yīn tài dà le.
The noise from this electric drill is too loud.

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.

电diànelectricity

电 means electricity and 钻 means drill, so the term denotes an electric drill.

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 電; 电 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

申

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

For the traditional form 電, 雨 (rain) sits with 申, read shēn and meaning lightning.

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 鑽; 钻 is its simplified writing.

釒贊鑽

Meaning part形符xíngfú

釒Written in full as金jīn

Sound part声符shēngfú

贊

贊zàn鑽zuàn

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

The traditional form 鑽 pairs 釒 (metal) with 贊, which gives the sound; the simplified 钻 is a later shorthand.

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