水景 (shuǐ jǐng) — waterscape; water feature (such as a fountain,…

Definition

noun

waterscapewater feature (such as a fountain, pond, or waterfall)

Measure word · 处

Easily confused

水景。
Zhè ge gōng yuán de shuǐ jǐng fēi cháng piào liang.
The waterscape in this park is very beautiful.
水景。
Shè jì shī zài tíng yuàn zhōng zēng jiā le yí chù shuǐ jǐng.
The designer added a water feature in the courtyard.
水景。
Pēn quán shì cháng jiàn de rén zào shuǐ jǐng zhī yī.
Fountains are one of the common artificial waterscapes.

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.

水 marks water and 景 marks scenery, together naming a waterscape or water feature.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

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

日京景

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

京

Same sound today

景 has 日 (sun) with 京, which gives its sound; it originally meant sunlight.