缆 lǎn cable
cable; hawser; heavy-duty rope
怎么记住“缆”: 纟 silk + 览 to look over = cable. The engineer holds up a steel wire as fine as silk, climbs to look over the bridge, and shows where thousands are twisted into one cable.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
缆 = 纟 silk + 览 to look over
- 纟 silk meaning
- 览 to look over sound
The engineer holds up a steel wire as fine as silk, climbs to look over the bridge, and shows where thousands are twisted into one cable.
How it came to be
Silk gives the meaning and the sign for looking over the sound.
用法
- A thick cable/heavy rope: 电缆 (diànlǎn) electric cable, 光缆 (guānglǎn) fiber-optic cable, 缆车 (lǎnchē) a cable car, 缆绳 (lǎnshéng) a mooring rope/hawser. Concrete; refers to heavy-duty cables and ropes.