船厂 (chuán ān) — shipyard | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

shipyard

Measure word · 家

Examples

船厂。
Zhè jiā chuán ān shì yà zhōu zuì dà de.
This shipyard is the largest in Asia.
船厂。
Tā zài chuán ān gōng zuò le èr shí nián.
He has worked at the shipyard for twenty years.
船厂。
Gōng rén men zhèng zài chuán ān lǐ jiàn zào yì sōu xīn chuán.
The workers are building a new ship in the shipyard.

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.

船 and 厂 together mean a yard for ships.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

舟舟zhōuboat

Sound part声符shēngfú

㕣

㕣㕣船

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

船 pairs 舟 (boat) with 㕣 for its sound.

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 廠; 厂 is its simplified writing.

广敞廠

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

敞

敞chǎng廠chǎng

Same sound today

The traditional form 廠 combines 广 with 敞, which gives the sound; the simplified 厂 is a later shorthand.

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