铜像 (tóng xiàng) — bronze statue | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bronze statue

Measure word · 尊

铜像。
Zhè zūn tóng xiàng shì yí wèi zhù míng yì shù jiā de zuò pǐn.
This bronze statue is the work of a famous artist.
铜像。
Guǎng chǎng zhōng yāng lì zhe yí zuò lǎo jiàng jūn de tóng xiàng.
In the center of the square stands a bronze statue of an old general.
铜像。
Zhè zuò tóng xiàng yǐ jīng yǒu shàng bǎi nián de lì shǐ le.
This bronze statue has a history of over a hundred years.

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.

铜tóngcopper/bronze

像xiàngstatue/image

铜 gives copper or bronze and 像 gives a statue, together naming a statue made of bronze.

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 銅; 铜 is its simplified writing.

金同銅

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

同

Same sound today

The traditional form 銅 pairs 金 (metal) with 同 as the sound part; the simplified 铜 is a shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻象像

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

象

Same sound today

像 uses 亻, the side form of 人 (person), with 象 giving the sound.