钢管 (gāng guǎn) — steel tube, steel pipe | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

steel tubesteel pipe

Measure word · 根

Examples

钢管。
Jiàn zhù gōng rén yòng gāng guǎn jiàn zào le gāo lóu dà shà.
Construction workers used steel pipes to build tall buildings.
钢管。
Gōng chǎng shēng chǎn de gāng guǎn zhì liàng fēi cháng hǎo.
The steel pipes produced by the factory are of great quality.
钢管。
Guǎn dào gōng gēng huàn le shēng xiù de gāng guǎn.
The plumber replaced the rusty steel pipe.

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 “管” means tube; together name a steel tube or pipe.

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.

竹官管

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

官

官guān管guǎn

Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

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