钢盔 (gāng kuī) — steel helmet | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

steel helmet

Measure word · 顶

Examples

钢盔。
Shì bīng dài zhe yì dǐng gāng kuī.
The soldier was wearing a steel helmet.
钢盔。
Zhè zhǒng gāng kuī fēi cháng jiān gù.
This type of steel helmet is very sturdy.
钢盔。
Tā bǎ gāng kuī fàng zài zhuō zi shàng.
He put the steel helmet on the table.

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) with 盔 (helmet) names a steel helmet.

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.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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