右锋 (yòu fēng) — right forward (in basketball)

Definition

noun
right forward (in basketball)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 右锋。
    Tā zài qiú duì lǐ dǎ yòu fēng.
    He plays right forward on the team.
  • 右锋。
    yòu fēng De rèn wu shì dé fēn hé fáng shǒu.
    The right forward's job is to score and defend.
  • 右锋。
    Jiào liàn ràng yòu fēng duō chuán qiú.
    The coach told the right forward to pass more.

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.

右yòuright
锋fēngforward

右 specifies the side, and 锋 denotes the forward position.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
又
又yòu右yòu
Same sound today

右 is made from 又, which supplied the sound, with 口 added as a distinguishing mark.

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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 鋒; 锋 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
夆
夆páng鋒fēng
Same sound today

The traditional form 鋒 pairs 金 (metal) with a sound part 夆; the simplified 锋 is a shorthand.

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