村舍 (cūn shě) — cottage (in the countryside)

Definition

noun
cottage (in the countryside)
Measure word · 间

Examples

  • 村舍。
    Zhè ge cūn shě hěn ān jìng.
    This cottage is very quiet.
  • 村舍。
    Tā men zhù zài shān shàng de yí gè xiǎo cūn shě lǐ.
    They live in a small cottage on the mountain.
  • 村舍。
    cūn shě Zhōu wéi kāi mǎn le huā.
    The cottage is surrounded by blooming flowers.

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.

村cūnvillage
舍shèhouse

The characters '村' village and '舍' house combine to mean a rural dwelling.

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
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
寸
寸cùn村cūn
Same sound today

村 pairs 木 (tree) with 寸 as a sound hint; its origin is unclear.

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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
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
余
余yú舍shè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

舍 is 余 plus 口. 余 was the original picture for this word, and 口 was later added to distinguish it.

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