警棍 (jǐng gùn) — baton; truncheon (used by police) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

batontruncheon (used by police)

Measure word · 根

Examples

警棍。
Jǐng chá shǒu lǐ ná zhe yì gēn jǐng gùn.
The police officer is holding a baton in hand.
，警棍。
Tā yīn wèi bào lì xí jǐng, bèi jǐng gùn jī zhòng tuǐ bù.
He was hit on the leg by a baton for violently assaulting a police officer.
警棍，。
Zhè bǎ jǐng gùn shì tè shū cái liào zhì chéng de, fēi cháng jiān gù.
This baton is made of a special material and is very sturdy.

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.

警 (police) and 棍 (stick) name a police baton.

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.

敬言警

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánspoken language, speech

Sound part声符shēngfú

敬

Same sound today

警 places 言 (speech) below 敬; 敬 gives the sound.

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

木昆棍

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

昆

昆kūn棍gùn(r)

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

棍 has 木 (tree) beside 昆, which gives its sound.

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