盘 pán tray
tray; plate; measure word for dishes; disk
怎么记住“盘”: 舟 boat + 皿 dish = tray. On the rocking boat the waiter tries to carry every dish at once and nearly drops the whole tray.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
盘 = 舟 boat + 皿 dish
- 舟 boat sound
- 皿 dish meaning
On the rocking boat the waiter tries to carry every dish at once and nearly drops the whole tray.
How it came to be
In the full form, the dish gives the meaning and the top part gives the sound; the simplified form keeps only half of that top part.
用法
- A flat plate/dish, and its measure word: 盘子 (pánzi) plate, 一盘菜 (yì pán cài) a plate of food.
- Extended to disc-shaped or coiling things: 光盘 (guāngpán) CD, 硬盘 (yìngpán) hard disk, 方向盘 (fāngxiàngpán) steering wheel, 盘旋 (pánxuán) to circle/spiral.
- Also 'to reckon/scheme': 盘算 (pánsuan) to calculate in one's mind, 算盘 (suànpán) abacus.
含“盘”的词语
例句
- 这个盘子很脏。 Zhège pánzi hěn zāng.This plate is very dirty.
- 盘子里有一片面包。 Pánzi lǐ yǒu yī piàn miànbāo.There's a slice of bread on the plate.
- 他在敲打键盘。 Tā zài qiāodǎ jiànpán.He's typing on the keyboard.