夜游 (yè yóu) — night travel; nighttime outing

Definition

noun

night travelnighttime outing

夜游。
Wǒ men míng tiān wǎn shàng qù xī hú yè yóu.
We'll go on a night tour of West Lake tomorrow evening.
夜游。
yè yóu De shí hou yào zhù yì ān quán.
Pay attention to safety when traveling at night.
夜游。
yè yóu Shì tā zuì xǐ huan de huó dòng zhī yī.
Night touring is one of his favorite activities.

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.

The 夜 meaning night and 游 meaning travel combine to indicate a nighttime outing.

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

夕夕xīmoon

Sound part声符shēngfú

亦

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

The form 夜 pairs 亦 as a sound part with 夕 as a moon part, for night. In the modern shape, the 亦 part is broken up and one stroke merges into 夕.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

斿

斿yóu游yóu

Same sound today

游 combines 水 (water) with 斿, which gives the sound yóu and also relates to travelling.

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