雷管 (léi guǎn) — detonating cap, primer | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

detonating capprimer

Measure word · 个

Examples

雷管。
Zhè ge léi guǎn shì yòng yú cǎi kuàng de.
This detonator is used in mining.
雷管。
Gōng rén bì xū xiǎo xīn shǐ yòng léi guǎn.
Workers must use detonators carefully.
雷管。
Zhè ge léi guǎn de wēi lì hěn dà.
This detonator has great power.

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.

雷léithunder

雷 suggests thunder or explosion, and 管 is a tube; the result is a tube that sets off an explosion.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

畾

畾léi雷léi

Same sound today

The top 雨 (rain) points to the meaning, and the bottom 畾 gives the sound.

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

竹官管

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

官

官guān管guǎn

Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

Appears in

Military & Defense

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