幻想曲 (huàn xiǎng qū) — fantasia (a free-form musical composition) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

fantasia (a free-form musical composition)

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Examples

幻想曲。
Zhè shǒu huàn xiǎng qū shì zuò qǔ jiā nián qīng shí chuàng zuò de.
This fantasia was composed by the musician when he was young.
幻想曲。
Tā jīng cháng zài yīn yuè huì shàng yǎn zòu huàn xiǎng qū.
She often performs fantasias at concerts.
幻想曲。
Lǐ sī tè de huàn xiǎng qū jì qiǎo fēi cháng fù zá.
Liszt's fantasias are extremely complex in technique.

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.

幻想fantasy

幻huànillusory想xiǎngthought

偏正Modifier + head

幻想 is fantasy, and 曲 is a musical piece; together they name a fantasia.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

相心想

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart, mind

Sound part声符shēngfú

相

相xiāng想xiǎng

Same sound today

想 has 心 (heart, mind) below 相 (to look at); the shape shows the mind looking at or considering something, and 相 also gives the sound.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

曲 is drawn as a bent object, matching the meaning 'bend'.

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