长号 (cháng hào) — trombone | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

trombone

Measure word · 把

Examples

长号。
Tā zài yuè tuán lǐ fù zé yǎn zòu cháng hào.
He is responsible for playing the trombone in the orchestra.
长号。
Zhè shǒu qǔ zi xū yào yì zhī cháng hào bàn zòu.
This piece requires a trombone accompaniment.
长号。
Zhǎn lǎn huì shàng chén liè zhe yì bǎ gǔ jiù de cháng hào.
An antique trombone is displayed at the exhibition.

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.

长 (long) describes 号 (horn), naming the trombone.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 長; 长 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 長 pictures an old man with long hair. The simplified 长 is a later shorthand, so its strokes do not show that original picture.

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

口丂号

口口kǒumouth
丂丂kǎoexhaled air; a tiger's cry

The shape 号 comes from 口, a mouth, and 丂, exhaled air or a tiger's cry.

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