锥形 (zhuī xíng) — cone; conical shape

Definition

coneconical shape
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 锥形。
    Zhè ge wù tǐ de xíng zhuàng shì zhuī xíng.
    The shape of this object is a cone.
  • 锥形。
    Gōng rén bǎ zhuī xíng fàng zài mǎ lù zhōng jiān.
    The worker placed the cone in the middle of the road.
  • 锥形。
    Tā dài zhe yì dǐng zhuī xíng de mào zi.
    She is wearing a conical hat.

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.

锥zhuīcone/awl
形xíngshape

锥 (cone/awl) and 形 (shape) give a conical shape.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
彡彡shān
Sound part声符shēngfú
井
井jǐng形xíng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

形 is made from 彡 and 井, with 井 providing the sound.

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