围栏 (wéi lán) — fence, fencing; enclosure

Definition

noun

fencefencingenclosure

Measure word · 道

围栏。
Gōng rén zài yuàn zi zhōu wéi ān zhuāng le yì quān wéi lán.
The workers installed a ring of fencing around the yard.
围栏，。
Shī gōng qū yù shè yǒu lín shí wéi lán, qǐng wù jìn rù.
The construction area has temporary fencing; please do not enter.
围栏。
Dòng wù men bèi guān zài tiě zhì wéi lán nèi.
The animals are kept inside the iron enclosure.

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.

围 conveys enclosing and 栏 means railing, together giving a fence.

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 圍; 围 is its simplified writing.

囗韋圍

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéienclosure

Sound part声符shēngfú

韋

韋wéi圍wéi

Same sound today

The traditional form 圍 pairs 囗 (enclosure) with 韋, which gives the sound; 围 is the simplified form of 圍.

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 欄; 栏 is its simplified writing.

木闌欄

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

闌

闌lán欄lán

Same sound today

In the traditional form 欄, 木 (wood) shows the meaning and 闌 supplies the sound; the simplified 栏 is a later shorthand.

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