池水 (chí shuǐ) — pond water; water in a pond | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pond waterwater in a pond

Examples

池水，。
Zhè piàn chí shuǐ hěn qīng chè, néng kàn jiàn shuǐ dǐ de shí tou.
This patch of pond water is very clear, you can see the stones at the bottom.
池水。
Chí táng lǐ de yā zi zài chí shuǐ zhōng yóu lái yóu qù.
The ducks in the pond are swimming around in the pond water.
池水。
Chūn tiān de chí shuǐ lǜ dé xiàng fěi cuì yí yàng.
The spring pond water is as green as jade.

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.

池 means pond and 水 means water, so together they mean water in a pond.

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.

氵也池

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

也yě池chí

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

池 pairs 氵 (water) with 也, which provides the sound.

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

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

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