彩棚 (cǎi péng) — decorated tent; marquee (used for festive occasions or outdoor events)

Definition

noun
decorated tentmarquee (used for festive occasions or outdoor events)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 彩棚。
    Tā men zài huā yuán lǐ dā le yí gè cǎi péng.
    They set up a decorated tent in the garden.
  • 彩棚。
    Hūn lǐ shàng yòng de cǎi péng fēi cháng piào liang.
    The marquee used at the wedding is very beautiful.
  • 彩棚。
    Zhè ge cǎi péng kě yǐ róng nà yì bǎi rén.
    This marquee can hold a hundred people.

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.

彩cǎicolorful decoration
棚péngshed/tent

彩 refers to colorful decoration and 棚 is a shed or tent, together meaning a decorated 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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
彡彡shān
Sound part声符shēngfú
采
采cǎi彩cǎi
Same sound today

彩 puts 采, which gives the sound, next to 彡, the three-stroke mark that carries the meaning.

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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
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
朋
朋péng棚péng
Same sound today

棚 pairs 木 (tree) with 朋, and 朋 gives the sound.

Open 棚 →

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