表盘

表盤

biǎopán

noun #44,179

Measure Word

一个表盘 gè

Meanings

1 dial / face (of a watch, clock, or meter)

Characters

Examples

这块手表的表盘很精致。

Zhè kuài shǒubiǎo de biǎopán hěn jīngzhì.

This watch has a beautifully crafted dial.

煤气表的表盘已经看不清了。

Méiqì biǎo de biǎopán yǐjīng kàn bù qīng le.

The dial on the gas meter has become hard to read.

Tips

memory

盘 (pán) means a round plate or dish, so 表盘 = the round face on which the meter or watch shows its numbers. The same 盘 appears in 棋盘 (qípán, chessboard) and 圆盘 (yuánpán, disc).

Stroke Order

表 biǎo

盘 pán