重物 (zhòng wù) — heavy object, weight (something heavy) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

heavy objectweight (something heavy)

Measure word · 个

Examples

重物。
Dì shàng yǒu yí gè zhòng wù.
There is a heavy object on the ground.
重物。
Tā bān qǐ le nà ge zhòng wù.
He lifted that heavy object.
重物。
Qǐng xiǎo xīn bān zhè xiē zhòng wù.
Please carefully move these heavy objects.

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.

重物 uses 重 (heavy) with 物 (thing) to mean a heavy object or weight.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

東

東dōng重zhòng

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

重 developed from a picture of a man carrying a bag, with 人 for the man and 東 for the bag; a later ground element was folded into the form.

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

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

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