铁棍 (tiě gùn) — iron club; metal rod | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

iron clubmetal rod

Measure word · 根

铁棍。
Tā yòng tiě gùn bǎ mén dǎ kāi le.
He used an iron club to open the door.
铁棍，。
Zhè gēn tiě gùn fēi cháng zhòng, wǒ ná bú dòng.
This iron rod is very heavy, I can't carry it.
铁棍，。
Tā bǎ tiě gùn jǔ qǐ lái, zhǔn bèi gōng jī.
He lifted the iron club, preparing to attack.

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.

棍gùnclub/rod

铁 (iron) and 棍 (club/rod) give an iron club.

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 鐵; 铁 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

𢧤

𢧤𢧤鐵tiě

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 鐵 pairs 金 (metal) with 𢧤 as a sound part; the simplified 铁 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.

木昆棍

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

昆

昆kūn棍gùn(r)

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

棍 has 木 (tree) beside 昆, which gives its sound.

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