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轴承 (zhóu chéng) — bearing (mechanical part)

Definition

noun
bearing (mechanical part)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 轴承。
    Gōng chǎng lǐ de zhóu chéng xū yào dìng qī gēng huàn.
    The bearings in the factory need regular replacement.
  • 轴承。
    Tā zhèng zài ān zhuāng yí gè zhóu chéng.
    He is installing a bearing.
  • 轴承。
    Zhè zhǒng zhóu chéng de zhì liàng hěn hǎo.
    This type of bearing has good quality.

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.

轴zhóushaft
承chéngbearing

轴 means shaft and 承 means bearing, so it names a bearing for a shaft.

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 軸; 轴 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jūcart, carriage
Sound part声符shēngfú
由
由yóu軸zhóu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 軸 pairs 車 (cart) with a part that gives the sound, 由; it pictures an axle passing through a cartwheel. The simplified 轴 is a later abbreviation.

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

  • 卩卩jiékneeling person
  • 廾廾gǒngboth hands

承 combines 卩, a kneeling person, and 廾, both hands, to show holding or carrying.

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