方向盘
fāngxiàngpán
steering wheel
Characters in this word
向 xiàng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
盘 pán
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 皿 — dish, vessel
- Made of
- 舟 boat, ship 皿 dish, vessel
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 司机猛打方向盘，才勉强避开突然冲出的行人。 Sījī měng dǎ fāngxiàngpán, cái miǎnqiǎng bì kāi tūrán chōng chū de xíngrén. The driver jerked the steering wheel and barely avoided the pedestrian who suddenly rushed out.
- 他双手握紧方向盘，小心地把车开进车库。 Tā shuāngshǒu wòjǐn fāngxiàngpán, xiǎoxīn de bǎ chē kāi jìn chēkù. He gripped the steering wheel with both hands and carefully drove the car into the garage.
- 孩子坐在爸爸腿上，好奇地摸了摸方向盘。 Háizi zuò zài bàba tuǐ shàng, hàoqí de mō le mō fāngxiàngpán. The child sat on dad's lap and curiously touched the steering wheel.