钢丝 (gāng sī) — steel wire | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

steel wire

Measure word · 根

Examples

钢丝，。
Zhè gēn gāng sī hěn jiē shi, kě yǐ yòng lái zuò liàng yī shéng.
This steel wire is very sturdy; it can be used to make a clothesline.
钢丝。
Gōng rén yòng gāng sī bǎng zhù le nà gēn zhù zi.
The worker tied that pillar with steel wire.
钢丝。
gāng sī De qiáng dù bǐ pǔ tōng tiě sī gāo hěn duō.
The strength of steel wire is much higher than ordinary iron wire.

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.

钢 means steel and 丝 means wire or thread, so the word denotes steel wire.

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 鋼; 钢 is its simplified writing.

金岡鋼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

岡

岡gāng鋼gàng

Same sound today

The traditional form 鋼 shows 金, meaning metal, next to 岡, which carries the sound gāng; the simplified 钢 is a later shorthand.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 絲; 丝 is its simplified writing.

糸糸絲

糸糸mì
糸糸mì

In the traditional form 絲, the shape is two 糸 written together; this is about 絲, not the simplified 丝.

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