钢锯 (gāng jù) — hacksaw | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hacksaw

Measure word · 把

Examples

钢锯。
Tā yòng gāng jù jù duàn le nà gēn gāng guǎn.
He cut off that steel pipe with a hacksaw.
钢锯。
Wǒ zài gōng jù xiāng lǐ zhǎo dào le yì bǎ gāng jù.
I found a hacksaw in the toolbox.
钢锯。
gāng jù Shì jīn shǔ jiā gōng zhōng cháng yòng de gōng jù.
A hacksaw is a common tool in metalworking.

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 锯 means saw, giving a saw made of steel.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鋸; 锯 is its simplified writing.

金居鋸

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

居

居jū鋸jù

Same sound today

The traditional form 鋸 pairs 金 (metal) with 居 as a sound component. The simplified 锯 is an abbreviated form of 鋸.

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