篮板球 (lán bǎn qiú) — rebound (in basketball) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

rebound (in basketball)

Measure word · 个

Examples

篮板球。
Tā qiǎng dào le zhè ge lán bǎn qiú.
He grabbed this rebound.
篮板球。
Tā de lán bǎn qiú néng lì hěn qiáng.
His rebounding ability is very strong.
篮板球。
Zhè chǎng bǐ sài tā qiǎng le shí gè lán bǎn qiú.
He grabbed ten rebounds in this game.

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.

篮板backboard

篮lánbasket板bǎnboard

偏正Modifier + head

篮板 is the board by the basket and 球 is the ball, so the term is a ball rebounded off the board.

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 籃; 篮 is its simplified writing.

竹監籃

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

監

監jiān籃lán

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

The traditional form 籃 puts 竹 (bamboo) over 監, which gives the sound; the simplified 篮 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木反板

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

反

反fǎn板bǎn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

板 pairs 木 (tree) with 反 as a sound part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

求

求qiú球qiú

Same sound today

球 is built from 玉, meaning jade, and 求, which gives the sound.

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