铜锣 (tóng luó) — copper gong

Definition

noun
copper gong
Measure word · 面

Examples

  • 铜锣。
    Tā qiāo le yí xià tóng luó.
    He struck the gong once.
  • 铜锣。
    tóng luó De shēng yīn hěn dà.
    The sound of the gong is very loud.
  • 铜锣。
    Miào lǐ yǒu yí miàn tóng luó.
    There is a copper gong in the temple.

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.

铜tóngcopper
锣luógong

铜 gives copper and 锣 gives a gong, together naming a copper gong.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
同
同tóng銅tóng
Same sound today

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

Open 铜 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 锣 →

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