季风 (jì fēng) — monsoon

Definition

noun
monsoon
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 季风
    jì fēng Yǐng xiǎng le zhěng gè dì qū de jiàng yǔ.
    The monsoon affects rainfall across the entire region.
  • 季风
    Xià tiān de shí hou, jì fēng huì dài lái hěn duō yǔ shuǐ.
    In summer, the monsoon brings a lot of rain.
  • 季风
    Nán yà de jì fēng jì jié cóng liù yuè kāi shǐ.
    The monsoon season in South Asia starts in June.

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.

season

“季” means season and “风” means wind, so together they refer to a seasonal wind.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

季 is formed by placing 禾 above 子.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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