铸件 (zhù jiàn) — casting, cast part (a metal object produced by…

Definition

noun

castingcast part (a metal object produced by pouring molten metal into a mold)

Measure word · 个

铸件。
Zhè ge zhù jiàn de biǎo miàn xū yào dǎ mó.
The surface of this casting needs to be polished.
铸件。
Gōng chǎng měi tiān shēng chǎn shàng qiān gè zhù jiàn.
The factory produces thousands of castings every day.
铸件。
Zhè pī zhù jiàn de zhì liàng jiǎn yàn yǐ jīng tōng guò le.
This batch of castings has passed quality inspection.

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.

铸 is casting, and 件 is a piece, so 铸件 is a cast piece.

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 鑄; 铸 is its simplified writing.

金壽鑄

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

壽

壽shòu鑄zhù

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

The traditional 鑄 pairs 金 (metal) with 壽 to give the sound; the simplified 铸 is a later shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

件 is made of 人, 'man', and 牛, 'cow'.