配电盘 (pèi diàn pán) — distribution panel, switchboard

Definition

noun
distribution panelswitchboard
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 配电盘。
    Zhè ge pèi diàn pán shì xīn de.
    This distribution panel is new.
  • 配电盘。
    Qǐng jiǎn chá yí xià pèi diàn pán de jiē xiàn.
    Please check the wiring of the switchboard.
  • 配电盘。
    Gōng chéng shī zhèng zài ān zhuāng pèi diàn pán.
    The engineer is installing the distribution panel.

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.

配电distribute electricity
配pèidistribute电diànelectricity
动宾Verb + object
盘pánpanel

配 and 电 together mean distributing electricity, while 盘 names the panel.

Characters in this word

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

  • 酉酉yǒualcohol vessel
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

配 is formed by putting 酉, an alcohol vessel, next to 卩, a kneeling person. The reference gives these two parts, but not the reason they combine.

Open 配 →

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 電; 电 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
雨雨yǔrain
Sound part声符shēngfú
申
申shēn電diàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For the traditional form 電, 雨 (rain) sits with 申, read shēn and meaning lightning.

Open 电 →

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.

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.

Open 盘 →

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