梦境 (mèng jìng) — dreamland; dream | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

dreamlanddream

Examples

梦境。
Tā cháng cháng zài mèng jìng zhōng jiàn dào yǐ gù de qīn rén.
He often sees deceased relatives in his dreams.
梦境，。
Zhè ge mèng jìng fēi cháng zhēn shí, xǐng lái hòu tā hái jì de měi yí gè xì jié.
This dream was very real; after waking up he still remembered every detail.
梦境。
Tā bǎ zì jǐ de mèng jìng huà chéng le yì fú huà.
She painted her dream into a picture.

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.

“梦” names the dream, “境” names a realm, together “realm of dreams”.

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 夢; 梦 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

瞢

瞢méng夢mèng

Same sound today

The traditional form 夢 pairs 夕 (night) with 瞢, which gives the sound; its older form showed a person lying with an eye emphasized.

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

土竟境

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

竟

竟jìng境jìng

Same sound today

境 pairs 土 (earth) with 竟, which gives the sound; the 土 part carries the meaning.

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