植物园 (zhí wù yuán) — botanical garden | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

botanical garden

Measure word · 个

Examples

植物园。
Wǒ shàng zhōu mò qù le zhí wù yuán.
I went to the botanical garden last weekend.
植物园。
zhí wù yuán Lǐ yǒu hěn duō zhǒng zhí wù.
There are many kinds of plants in the botanical garden.
植物园。
Zhè ge zhí wù yuán de fēng jǐng fēi cháng piào liang.
The scenery of this botanical garden is very beautiful.

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.

植物plant

植zhíplant/grow物wùthing

偏正Modifier + head

植 'plant/grow' and 物 'thing' make 植物 'plants', which names a 园 'garden' for them.

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.

木直植

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

直

直zhí植zhí

Same sound today

植 is made from 木, a tree, and 直, which gives the sound.

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

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

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

囗元园

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéi

Sound part声符shēngfú

元

元yuán园yuán

Same sound today

In 园, 元 sits inside 囗, and 元 gives the sound.

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