低洼 (dī wā) — low-lying | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

adjective

low-lying

Examples

低洼。
Zhè piàn dī wā dì qū jīng cháng bèi shuǐ yān mò.
This low-lying area is often flooded by water.
，低洼。
Yǔ jì lái lín shí, dī wā de dì fāng róng yì jī shuǐ.
When the rainy season comes, low-lying places easily accumulate water.
低洼。
Tā men zài dī wā chù xiū jiàn le pái shuǐ xì tǒng.
They built a drainage system in the low-lying area.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

洼wāhollow

低 and 洼 both describe low ground, so together they mean low-lying.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻氐低

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénman, person

Sound part声符shēngfú

氐

氐dī低dī

Same sound today

In 低, the left side 亻 is a person, and the right side 氐 gives the sound; the image is a person lowering or bowing themselves.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 窪; 洼 is its simplified writing.

穴洼窪

Meaning part形符xíngfú

穴穴xuéhole

Sound part声符shēngfú

洼

Same sound today

The traditional form 窪 pairs 穴 (hole) with a sound part written 洼; the simplified 洼 is a shorthand.

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