钢珠 (gāng zhū) — steel ball; ball bearing | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

steel ballball bearing

Measure word · 颗

Examples

钢珠。
Zhè ge zhóu chéng lǐ yǒu hěn duō xiǎo gāng zhū.
There are many small steel balls inside this bearing.
钢珠。
Tā yòng gāng zhū zuò le gè dàn gōng.
He made a slingshot with steel balls.
钢珠。
Jī qì lǐ de gāng zhū xū yào dìng qī gēng huàn.
The ball bearings in the machine need to be replaced regularly.

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 (steel) and 珠 (ball) make a small steel ball.

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.

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

𤣩Written in full as玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

朱

朱zhū珠zhū

Same sound today

The left side 𤣩, a form of 玉, connects the character to jade, while the right side 朱 gives the sound.

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