蒸发器 (zhēng fā qì) — evaporator (a device that converts liquid into…

Definition

noun

evaporator (a device that converts liquid into vapor, used in refrigeration, air conditioning, and industrial processes)

Measure word · 台

蒸发器。
Kōng tiáo de zhēng fā qì xū yào dìng qī qīng lǐ.
The evaporator of the air conditioner needs regular cleaning.
蒸发器。
Zhè ge zhēng fā qì de zhì lěng xiào guǒ hěn hǎo.
The cooling effect of this evaporator is very good.
蒸发器。
Gōng chéng shī zhèng zài jiǎn chá zhēng fā qì de yùn xíng zhuàng tài.
The engineer is checking the operating status of the evaporator.

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.

蒸发evaporate

联合Side by side

蒸发 means to turn into vapor, and 器 means a device; together they name an evaporator.

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

艸艸cǎograss

Sound part声符shēngfú

烝

烝zhēng蒸zhēng

Same sound today

蒸 pairs 艸 (grass) with 烝, which gives the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The origin of 器 is uncertain; one traditional account reads the whole shape as a scene of guarding over four vessels.