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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
引擎 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
引擎 ＝ 引 ＋ 擎
ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ · yǐnqíng
noun — an engine, a motor

字源 FORM — what the parts do

引to draw, to pull (牽引)yǐn
擎to hold up, to drive (擎天)qíngchosen for sound — engine ≈ 引擎
引擎，牽引的引，擎天的擎。
關 · Related
馬達mǎdáa motor — the other sound-borrowed word for a drive發動機fādòngjīthe same machine, named by its function rather than by sound