航空局 (háng kōng jú) — aviation agency, aviation bureau | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

aviation agencyaviation bureau

Measure word · 个

Examples

航空局。
Zhōng guó háng kōng jú fù zé mín háng ān quán.
China's aviation agency is responsible for civil aviation safety.
航空局。
Tā zài zhè jiā háng kōng jú gōng zuò le shí nián.
He worked at this aviation agency for ten years.
航空局。
háng kōng jú Fā bù le xīn de fēi xíng guī dìng.
The aviation agency issued new flight regulations.

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.

航空aviation

航hángnavigate空kōngsky

动宾Verb + object

局júbureau

航空, navigate the sky, specifies the field, and 局 names the agency.

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.

舟亢航

Meaning part形符xíngfú

舟舟zhōuboat

Sound part声符shēngfú

亢

亢kàng航háng

Same sound today

航 shows a boat with 舟, and 亢 gives the character its sound.

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

穴工空

Meaning part形符xíngfú

穴穴xuécave, hole

Sound part声符shēngfú

工

工gōng空kōng

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

空 is built from 穴, a cave or hole, and 工, which gives 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

句

句jù局jú

Same sound today

The shape of 局 pairs 尸, a meaning part, with 句, a sound part.

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