槽 cáo trough
trough; manger
怎么记住“槽”: 木 tree + 曹 two sides = trough. The farmer hollows out a tree trunk, and pigs from two sides of the yard push their snouts into the new trough.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
槽 = 木 tree + 曹 two sides
- 木 tree meaning
- 曹 two sides sound
The farmer hollows out a tree trunk, and pigs from two sides of the yard push their snouts into the new trough.
How it came to be
Wood gives the meaning, since it is a wooden trough, and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- A trough, groove, or slot: 水槽 (shuǐcáo) sink/water trough, 沟槽 (gōucáo) a groove.
- 跳槽 (tiàocáo), literally an animal switching feeding troughs, means to job-hop; 吐槽 (tǔcáo) is trendy slang for to gripe/roast/poke fun at something.