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帐篷 (zhàng peng) — tent

Definition

noun
tent
Measure word · 顶, 座

Examples

  • 帐篷。
    Wǒ men zài shān shàng dā le yì dǐng zhàng peng.
    We pitched a tent on the mountain.
  • 帐篷。
    Zhè dǐng zhàng peng kě yǐ shuì sān gè rén.
    This tent can sleep three people.
  • ，帐篷。
    Zuó wǎn fēng hěn dà, zhàng peng bèi chuī dǎo le.
    The wind was strong last night, and the tent was blown over.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

帐zhàngtent
篷péngcanopy

Both 帐 and 篷 refer to cloth coverings, so together they name a tent.

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 帳; 帐 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
巾巾jīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
長
長cháng帳zhàng
Same sound today

The traditional form 帳 is made from 巾, a cloth shape, plus 長, which gives the sound. The simplified 帐 is a shorthand; its right side is not the historical sound part.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
逢
逢féng篷péng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

篷 pairs 竹 (bamboo) with 逢. The 竹 part connects the meaning to bamboo, and 逢 gives the sound.

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