转盘 (zhuàn pán) — turntable | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

turntable

Measure word · 个

Examples

转盘。
Zhè ge zhuàn pán kě yǐ xuán zhuǎn sān bǎi liù shí dù.
This turntable can rotate 360 degrees.
转盘。
Tā bǎ chàng piàn fàng zài zhuàn pán shàng.
He put the record on the turntable.
转盘。
Yóu lè chǎng lǐ yǒu yí gè dà zhuàn pán.
There is a big turntable in the amusement park.

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.

转 means turn and 盘 means disk, so the sense is a disk that turns.

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 轉; 转 is its simplified writing.

車專轉

Meaning part形符xíngfú

車車jūcarriage

Sound part声符shēngfú

專

專zhuān轉zhuǎn

Same sound today

The traditional form 轉 combines 車, a carriage, with 專 as a sound part; the simplified 转 is a later shorthand.

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 盤; 盘 is its simplified writing.

般皿盤

Meaning part形符xíngfú

皿皿mǐn

Sound part声符shēngfú

般

般bān盤pán

Same sound today

The traditional form 盤 pairs 般, which gives the sound, with 皿, a vessel. This note is about 盤, not the simplified 盘.

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