HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
机场
Airport (literally: Machine Field)
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 1
Why does 机场 look like this?
机 (jī): Wood radical 木 + table 几. Originally a wooden loom, now it means 'machine.' / 场 (chǎng): Earth radical 土 + sunshine/spread 𠃓. It represents a flat 'open space' or 'field.' Together, they form 'Machine Field.'