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Word and Radical Components of 直升机

The Chinese word 直升机 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
直升机 1. Simplified form of 直升機

直升机 ⇨ 直 + 升 + 机
Component Pinyin Meanings
直 zhí 1. straight; linear; undeviating
     直線 - straight line
     Antonyms: 彎, 彎曲, (Cantonese) 攣
2. to straighten
3. vertical; upright; erect
4. honest; fair
5. straightforward; forthright; frank
6. directly; straight
     直去 - to go directly to
7. intentionally; deliberately
     Synonyms: 只
8. (Chinese calligraphy) vertical stroke in Chinese characters
9. constantly
10. (slang) straight; heterosexual
     直男 - heterosexual man
     Antonyms: 彎, (Cantonese) 攣
11. (historical) Short for 直隸, Zhili
     直 系 軍閥 - the Zhili faction (of the Beiyang warlords)
升 shēng 1. to rise; to go up; to soar; to ascend (literally or figuratively)
     東 升 西 落 - to rise in the east and set in the west
     升值 - (finance) to appreciate (literally, "to rise in value")
2. to raise; to lift; to elevate; to promote
     升降機 - elevator (literally "raising and lowering mechanism")
     老闆bǎn 升-了le 你-的de 職。 - The boss gave you a promotion (literally, "promoted your rank").
3. 46th hexagram of the I Ching; ䷭
4. a volume unit of measure:
5.    (historical) sheng, equal to 10 合
6.    litre (unit of measure for volume, chiefly for liquid measure, equal to one thousandth of the cubic metre)
7.   常用 容積 單位 升 和 毫升，也 可以 寫 成 L 和 mL。 - Commonly used volume units such as litres and millilitres can also be written as L and mL.
8. Used in 升平 (peaceful)
9. (music) sharp (♯)
机 1. Variant of 機
jī, jǐ 2. Alternative form of 几 (small table; stool)

升 ⇨ 丿 + 廾
Component Pinyin Meanings
丿 piě 1. slash
yì 2. left-falling stroke, usually read as 撇
3. to arrive
廾 1. two hands
2. Variant of 拱
3. Simplified form of 廿

机 ⇨ 木 + 几
Component Pinyin Meanings
木 mù 1. tree; woody plant
     Synonyms: 樹
     樹木 - tree
     灌木 - shrub
     木芍藥 - tree peony
2. wood; timber
     木頭tou - log
3. wooden
     這 張 桌子 是 木 的。 - This table is made of wood
4. simple; plain; slow; emotionless; wooden
     木訥 - plain spoken, slow and inarticulate
     棺木 - coffin
     就木 - to die (to enter one's coffin)
5. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) (eye dialect of zh, 沒)
     有木有 - innit, damn right
6. numb
     麻木 - numb, insensitive
     她 手指 凍 木 了。 - Her fingers were numb with cold.
几 jī, jǐ 1. long narrow table; bench
2. small table
     茶几 - tea table
3. Simplified form of 幾
4. Variant of 人
5. Variant of 明
6. Variant of ?