轮辐 (lún fú) — spokes of a wheel | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

spokes of a wheel

Measure word · 根

Examples

轮辐。
Zì xíng chē de lún fú shì yòng jīn shǔ zuò de.
Bicycle spokes are made of metal.
轮辐，。
Zhè ge chē lún de lún fú yǐ jīng huài le, xū yào gēng huàn.
The spokes of this wheel are already broken and need replacement.
轮辐。
Tā zhèng zài jiǎn chá chē lún de lún fú shì fǒu yǒu sōng dòng.
He is checking whether the spokes of the wheel are loose.

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.

轮 means wheel, and 辐 means spoke; together they name the spokes of a wheel.

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 輪; 轮 is its simplified writing.

車侖輪

Meaning part形符xíngfú

車車jūcarriage

Sound part声符shēngfú

侖

侖lún輪lún

Same sound today

The traditional form 輪 uses 車, a carriage, and 侖 for the sound; the simplified 轮 is a later shorthand.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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