缆绳 (lǎn shéng) — thick rope; cable (used for mooring, towing, or…

Definition

noun

thick ropecable (used for mooring, towing, or climbing)

Measure word · 根

，缆绳。
Chuán kào àn hòu, shuǐ shǒu bǎ lǎn shéng xì zài mǎ tou de zhù zi shàng.
After the boat docked, the sailor tied the mooring rope to a post on the pier.
缆绳。
Dēng shān shí yào yòng jiē shi de lǎn shéng bǎo zhèng ān quán.
When climbing, you need a sturdy rope to ensure safety.
缆绳。
Zhè gēn lǎn shéng kě yǐ chéng shòu jǐ dūn de zhòng liàng.
This cable can bear a weight of several tons.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

缆 (cable) and 绳 (rope) name parallel kinds of strong line.

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 纜; 缆 is its simplified writing.

糹覽纜

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糹Written in full as糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

覽

覽lǎn纜

Same sound today

The traditional form 纜 has 糹 (silk) beside 覽, which gives the sound; the simplified 缆 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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 繩; 绳 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mì

Sound part声符shēngfú

黽

黽mǐn繩shéng

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

The traditional form 繩 is built from 糸, the rope/string part, and 黽, the sound part.

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