凉风 (liáng fēng) — cool breeze; refreshing wind (especially in war… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cool breezerefreshing wind (especially in warm weather)

Measure word · 阵

Examples

凉风。
Xià tiān de liáng fēng ràng rén gǎn jué hěn shū fu.
The cool breeze in summer makes people feel very comfortable.
凉风，。
Yí zhèn liáng fēng chuī guò lái, wǒ jīng shén duō le.
A cool breeze blew over, and I felt much more refreshed.
，凉风。
Wǎn shàng zuò zài yuàn zi lǐ, xiǎng shòu liáng fēng.
Sitting in the yard in the evening, enjoying the cool breeze.

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.

A “cool” “wind” is a refreshing breeze.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 涼; 凉 is its simplified writing.

氵京涼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

京

京jīng涼liáng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 涼 combines 氵 (water) with 京, which gives the sound; the simplified 凉 is a later abbreviation.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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