装满 (zhuāng mǎn) — to fill up, to fill completely | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A separable verb meaning 'to fill (a container) completely.' It emphasizes reaching full capacity — contrast with 装 (zhuāng, 'to put into / load') and 充满 (chōngmǎn, 'to fill' abstract spaces like a room with air or feeling).

verb

to fill upto fill completely

Examples

装满，。
Nǐ bié zhuāng mǎn tài duō dōng xī, huì chāo zhòng de.
Don't fill too much stuff — it'll be overweight.
装满。
Wǒ men bǎ dài zi zhuāng mǎn yǐ hòu jiù chū fā.
After we fill the bag, we'll set off.
装满，。
Yóu xiāng yǐ jīng zhuāng mǎn le, nǐ bú yòng dān xīn.
The gas tank is already full; you don't need to worry.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

装 means to fill or load, and 满 adds the sense of being full.

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 裝; 装 is its simplified writing.

壯衣裝

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衣衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

壯

壯zhuàng裝zhuāng

Same sound today

The traditional form 裝 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 壯 as a sound part; this story is about 裝, not the simplified 装.

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 滿; 满 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

㒼

㒼㒼滿mǎn

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

The traditional form 滿 pairs 水, showing water, with 㒼, giving the sound. The simplified 满 is a later shorthand, not the original shape.

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