云雀 (yún què) — skylark

Definition

noun
skylark
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 云雀
    Chūn tiān de tián yě shàng, yún què zài tiān kōng zhōng kuài lè dì chàng gē.
    In spring fields, a skylark sings happily in the sky.
  • 云雀
    yún què De gē shēng qīng cuì dòng tīng, ràng rén xīn qíng yú kuài.
    The skylark's song is clear and pleasant, making people feel happy.
  • 云雀
    Tā zhàn zài chuāng qián, tīng zhe yún què zài yuǎn chù míng jiào.
    He stood by the window, listening to the skylark singing in the distance.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

yúncloud

云雀 names a bird linked with 云 (cloud) and 雀 (bird).

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 雲; 云 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 雲 is 雨 (rain) plus 云; 云 was the original writing for 'cloud', and 雨 was added to separate it from the borrowed sense 'to say'.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

雀 combines 小 (small) and 隹 (bird), showing a small bird, a sparrow.

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