翼展 (yì zhǎn) — wingspan | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

wingspan

Examples

翼展。
Zhè jià fēi jī de yì zhǎn yǒu liù shí duō mǐ.
This airplane has a wingspan of over sixty meters.
翼展，。
Lǎo yīng de yì zhǎn hěn dà, fēi qǐ lái hěn wěn.
Eagles have a large wingspan and fly very steadily.
，翼展。
Shè jì fēi jī shí, yì zhǎn shì yí gè zhòng yào cān shù.
When designing an aircraft, wingspan is an important parameter.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

翼 'wing' and 展 'spread' together suggest wings spread out, giving the wingspan.

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.

羽異翼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

異

異yì翼yì

Same sound today

翼 combines 羽 (feathers/wings) with 異, 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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

𧝑

𧝑𧝑展zhǎn

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

展 is built from 尸 and 𧝑. The 𧝑 part points to fine red silk clothes and also contains the idea of opening or extending.

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